Igor-Alexandre Nataf (born 2 May 1978) is a French chess grandmaster. He received the FIDE title of Grandmaster in 1998.
| Igor-Alexandre Nataf | |
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 Nataf in 2008 | |
| Country | France |
| Born | 2 May 1978 Paris, France |
| Title | Grandmaster (1998), Senior International Correspondence Chess Master (2017) |
| FIDE rating | 2506 (April 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2596 (April 2007) |
| Peak ranking | No. 161 (July 2006)[1] |
Chess career edit
Nataf represented France at the European Team Chess Championship in 1999[2] and at Olympiads in 2000 and 2004.[3] In the 2000 FIDE World Championship, he beat Emil Sutovsky and Nigel Short before losing to the Brazilian grandmaster Rafael Leitão in round 3.[4] He was less successful in the 2001–02 World Championship, beating Viktor Bologan in round 1 but losing to Konstantin Sakaev in round 2.[5]
Notable games edit
Nataf's win against John Nunn at the 1999 French Team championship was voted best game in Chess Informant 76 in 1999.
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Sicilian Defence, Kalashnikov Variation (ECO B32)
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 6.c4 Be7 7.N1c3 a6 8.Na3 f5 9.Bd3 f4 10.g3 Nf6 11.gxf4 exf4 12.Bxf4 0-0 13.Bg3 Ng4 14.Be2 (diagram) Nxf2!! 15.Qd5+ Kh8 16.Bxf2 Nb4 17.Qh5 Rxf2 18.Kxf2 Bh4+ 19.Kg2 g6 20.Qf3 Qg5+ 21.Kf1 Bh3+ 22.Qxh3 Rf8+ 23.Bf3 Qe3 24.Qxh4 Nd3 25.Nd5 Qxf3+ 26.Kg1 Nf2 27.Kf1 Qxh1+ 28.Ke2 Qxa1 0–1[6]
References edit
- ^ "Nataf, Igor-Alexandre". benoni.de. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
- ^ "Nataf, Igor-Alexandre; European Men's Team Chess Championship". OlimpBase.
- ^ "Nataf, Igor-Alexandre; Men's Chess Olympiads". OlimpBase.
- ^ "World Chess Championship 2000 FIDE Knockout Matches". Mark Weeks.
- ^ "World Chess Championship 2001-02 FIDE Knockout Matches". Mark Weeks.
- ^ Nigel Short (20 July 2003). "The Sunday chess column". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
External links edit
- Igor-Alexandre Nataf rating card at FIDE
- Igor Alexandre Nataf player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Igor Alexandre Nataf chess games at 365Chess.com
- Igor-Alexandre Nataf FIDE rating history at OlimpBase.org
- Igor-Alexandre Nataf player details at ICCF
