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Alexander Rustemov

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Alexander Rustemov
CountryRussia
Born (1973-07-06) July 6, 1973 (age 51)
Murmansk, Soviet Union
TitleGrandmaster (1998)
FIDE rating2525 (December 2024)
Peak rating2625 (April 2001)
Peak rankingNo. 61 (April 2001)

Alexander Rustemov (Russian: Александр Рустемов; born July 6, 1973) is a Russian chess grandmaster and trainer. He gained the grandmaster title in 1998 and finished second in the 2000 Russian Chess Championship. Rustemov is an experienced internet blitz player, having played the Dutch grandmaster Loek van Wely in a 137-game blitz match on the ICC, the final score of which was 67½–71½ to van Wely.[1] He is part of the Schachverein Wattenscheid chess club.[2] In recent years, Rustemov has been living in Belarus.

References

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  1. ^ Savinov, Misha (2005-08-09). "Interview with Alexander Rustemov" (PDF). Chesscafe. Retrieved 2013-04-18.
  2. ^ "Александр Рустемов". chess-db.com. Retrieved 2013-04-18.
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