Sergey Kasparov
| Sergey Kasparov | |
|---|---|
 Kasparov in 2010 | |
| Country | Belarus (until 2022) FIDE (since 2022) |
| Born | August 8, 1968 Mogilev, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Title | Grandmaster (2007)[1] |
| FIDE rating | 2449 (July 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2546 (January 2007) |
Sergey Vladimirovich Kasparov is a Belarusian chess grandmaster.
Chess career[edit]
In August 2008, he played in the Arctic Chess Challenge. He finished in 8th place after an eleven-move draw against Vitaly Kunin in the final round.[2]
In January 2016, he played in the Groningen Festival, where he finished 9th after losing to eventual winner Jorden van Foreest in the final round.[3]
In April 2018, he played in the Kathmandu Open, where he was in the joint lead after the fourth round,[4] but was defeated by Shyaam Nikhil P in the seventh round.[5]
In October 2018, he played in the Gujarat Open, where he was held to a draw by Gaurav Kumar in the final round.[6] Later that month, he played in the Goa International Open, where he defeated Vitaliy Bernadskiy in the ninth round, and was tied for first after the round.[7]
Personal life[edit]
He is married to Tatiana Kasparova, with whom he has one daughter.[8] He is not related to former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov.
References[edit]
- ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)".
- ^ "Chess in the Arctic Circle – GM Igor Kurnosov triumphs". August 18, 2008.
- ^ Silver, Albert (January 4, 2016). "Groningen Festival won by Jorden van Foreest".
- ^ Ahmed, Shahid (April 14, 2018). "Neelash defeats top seed, three-way lead after round 4 in Kathmandu Open 2018".
- ^ Ahmed, Shahid (April 16, 2018). "Harsha Bharathakoti in sole lead after penultimate round in Kathmandu Open 2018".
- ^ Pai, Aditya (October 8, 2018). "Gujarat GM Open 2018 R5: GA Stany leads with Levon Babujian".
- ^ Shah, Sagar (October 20, 2018). "Goa GM 2018 Round 9: Being overambitious sometimes pays, sometimes doesn't!".
- ^ Mokani, Paresh (October 19, 2018). "A famous surname and a globetrotting couple".
