Alex Yermolinsky (Russian: Алексей Ермолинский, romanized: Alexey Yermolinskiy; born April 11, 1958) is an American chess player. Awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1992, he is a two-time U.S. champion.
| Alex Yermolinsky | |
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 Yermolinsky at the 2003 U.S. Championships in Seattle, Washington | |
| Country | United States (after 1991) Soviet Union (before 1991) |
| Born | April 11, 1958 Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Title | Grandmaster (1992) |
| FIDE rating | 2421 (April 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2660 (January 1998) |
| Peak ranking | No. 21 (January 1998) |
Career edit
Yermolinsky tied for first with Vladislav Vorotnikov in the Leningrad City Chess Championship in 1985. In 1993, Yermolinsky won the U.S. Chess Championship, tying for first place with Alexander Shabalov. In 1996 he was the sole champion. He won the World Open in Philadelphia three times: in 1993, 1995 and 1996; in 1999 he shared first with nine other players, but Gregory Serper won the playoff. In 2001 he won the American Continental Championship in Cali, Colombia.[1]
In 2012 Yermolinsky was inducted into the US Chess Hall of Fame.[2]
He is a regular commentator and presenter on the Internet Chess Club.
Books edit
- Yermolinsky, Alex (2000). Road to Chess Improvement. Gambit Publications. ISBN 1-901983-24-2.
- Yermolinsky, Alex (2006). Chess Explained: The Classical Sicilian. Gambit Publications. ISBN 1-904600-42-5.
References edit
- ^ "The Week in Chess 355". theweekinchess.com. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ^ Sands, David R. (2012-10-23). "'The Yerminator' enters U.S. Chess Hall of Fame". Washington Times. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
External links edit
- Alex Yermolinsky chess games at 365Chess.com
- Alex Yermolinsky player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Alex Yermolinsky FIDE rating history at OlimpBase.org
- Alexander Yermolinsky Chess Olympiad record at OlimpBase.org
- GM Alexander Yermolinsky. United States Chess Federation.
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