Alexander Goloshchapov (Ukrainian: Олександр Голощапов; born 25 January 1978) is a Ukrainian chess player and trainer. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 1999.
| Alexander Goloshchapov | |
|---|---|
 Goloshchapov in 2008 | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Born | 25 January 1978 |
| Title | Grandmaster (1999) |
| FIDE rating | 2578 (May 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2588 (July 2013) |
Career edit
In 2001 he tied for 1st–3rd with Alexander Riazantsev and Teimour Radjabov in the Alushta Spring tournament.[1] In 2002 Goloshchapov won the Dubai Open.[2] In 2004, came 4th in the 73rd Ukrainian Chess Championship.[3] He tied for 2nd–7th with Friso Nijboer, Eduardas Rozentalis, Michail Brodsky, Erwin L'Ami and Ian Rogers in the Essent Open 2005.[4] In 2006, he tied for 2nd–9th with Vugar Gashimov, Sergei Azarov, Yuri Drozdovskij, Sergey Grigoriants, Krishnan Sasikiran, Vladimir Burmakin and Marcin Szelag in the Cappelle-la-Grande Open tournament.[5]
In 2015 he was awarded the title of FIDE Senior Trainer. Goloshchapov has trained, among others, Parimarjan Negi,[6] S. P. Sethuraman,[7] and Vaibhav Suri.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Tournament report July 2001: Alushta Spring 2001 - Ukraine". World Chess Federation. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
- ^ Crowther, Mark (2002-04-29). "TWIC 390: Dubai Open 2002". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ Crowther, Mark (2004-09-06). "TWIC: 73rd Ukrainian Chess Championship". London Chess Center. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
- ^ "Harikrishna wins Essent Crown Group". ChessBase. 2005-11-02. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
- ^ Crowther, Mark (2006-02-27). "TWIC590: Cappelle la Grande". London Chess Center. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
- ^ "'It hasn't yet dawned on me that I'm a grandmaster'". ChessBase. 2006-09-07. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ Hari Hara Nandanan (2010-12-03). "Sethuraman becomes India's youngest GM". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ Rutvick Mehta (2014-02-19). "Children shouldn't learn chess from computers: Alexander Goloshchapov". DNA India. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
External links edit
- Alexander Goloshchapov chess games at 365Chess.com
- Alexander Goloshchapov player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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