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Sergey Kasparov

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Sergey Kasparov
Kasparov in 2010
CountryBelarus (until 2022)
FIDE (since 2022)
Born (1968-08-08) August 8, 1968 (age 56)
Mogilev, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
TitleGrandmaster (2007)[1]
FIDE rating2441 (December 2024)
Peak rating2546 (January 2007)

Sergey Vladimirovich Kasparov is a Belarusian chess grandmaster.

Chess career

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)".
  2. ^ "Chess in the Arctic Circle – GM Igor Kurnosov triumphs". August 18, 2008.
  3. ^ Silver, Albert (January 4, 2016). "Groningen Festival won by Jorden van Foreest".
  4. ^ Ahmed, Shahid (April 14, 2018). "Neelash defeats top seed, three-way lead after round 4 in Kathmandu Open 2018".
  5. ^ Ahmed, Shahid (April 16, 2018). "Harsha Bharathakoti in sole lead after penultimate round in Kathmandu Open 2018".
  6. ^ Pai, Aditya (October 8, 2018). "Gujarat GM Open 2018 R5: GA Stany leads with Levon Babujian".
  7. ^ Shah, Sagar (October 20, 2018). "Goa GM 2018 Round 9: Being overambitious sometimes pays, sometimes doesn't!".
  8. ^ Mokani, Paresh (October 19, 2018). "A famous surname and a globetrotting couple".