Alexander Volzhin
{{short description|Russian chess grandmaster (born 1971)}}
{{for|the Russian statesman|Alexander Nikolaevich Volzhin}}
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Alexander Volzhin (born 2 February 1971; Russian: Александр Волжин) is a Russian chess grandmaster.
Chess career
Alexander Volzhin was born on 2 February 1971 in the southern Russian city of Makhachkala. He started playing chess when he was 5 years old. Volzhin was awarded the title of chess grandmaster in 1997.
Notable tournament results include:
- Capablanca Memorial, Varadero (Cuba), 2000 - 1st place{{Cite web|url=https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic290.html#4|title=The Week in Chess 290: Capablanca Memorial 2000|last=Crowther|first=Mark|date=2000-05-29|publisher=London Chess Center|accessdate=2013-01-21}}
- Bergen (Norway), 2000 - 1st place{{Cite web|url=https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic299.html#9|title=The Week in Chess 299: Bergen Norway|last=Crowther|first=Mark|date=2000-07-31|publisher=London Chess Center|accessdate=2013-01-21}}
- Dhaka (Bangladesh), 2001 - tied for 1st place (with Jaan Ehlvest){{Cite web|url=https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic330.html#5|title=The Week in Chess 330: 5th United Insurance GM Chess Tournament|last=Crowther|first=Mark|date=2001-03-05|publisher=London Chess Center|accessdate=2013-01-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150323093933/http://www.theweekinchess.com/html/twic330.html#5|archive-date=2015-03-23|url-status=dead}}
- Ljubljana (Slovenia), 1999 - tied for 1st place{{Cite web|url=https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic243.html#7|title=The Week in Chess 243: Ljubljana Open 1999|last=Crowther|first=Mark|date=1999-07-05|publisher=London Chess Center|accessdate=2013-01-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141211063841/http://www.theweekinchess.com/html/twic243.html#7|archive-date=2014-12-11|url-status=dead}}
- Lausanne (Switzerland), 2000 - tied for 2nd place{{Cite web|url=https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic291.html#3|title=The Week in Chess 291: Lausanne Young Masters|last=Crowther|first=Mark|date=2000-06-05|publisher=London Chess Center|accessdate=2013-01-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311230654/http://www.theweekinchess.com/html/twic291.html#3|archive-date=2014-03-11|url-status=dead}}
In addition to playing, Volzhin has been a coach of a number of outstanding players, including Evgeny Bareev, Almira Skripchenko, Ekaterina Kovalevskaya, and Iweta Rajlich. Also, Volzhin has been a coach of the Russian national women's team during Chess Olympiads in Elista in 1998 (under the head coach Naum Rashkovsky, silver medal) and in Istanbul in 2000 (under the head coach Yuri Yakovich, bronze medal).
Notable Games
- [http://www.365chess.com/view_game.php?g=793872 Volzhin - Miles, Cappelle-La-Grande, 1999]
- [http://www.365chess.com/view_game.php?g=600563 Volzhin - Oral, Capablanca Memorial, 2000]
- [http://www.365chess.com/view_game.php?g=198904 Ulybin - Volzhin, Dubai, 2002]
- [http://www.365chess.com/view_game.php?g=3143608 Volzhin - Vaganian, Russian Team Championship, 2005]
- [http://www.365chess.com/view_game.php?g=372083 Rahman - Volzhin, Dhaka 2001]
Anti-Cheating Activism
Alexander Volzhin has been an outspoken fighter for integrity of professional chess. His article in the 64 Chess Magazine was one of the first on the issue of computer cheating when a player gets illegal help from computer engines.{{Cite web|url=http://www.64.ru/old/2001/9/sep14.html |title=Computer Tempest (in Russian) |date=2002-09-30 |publisher=64 Chess Magazine |accessdate=2013-01-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061212195843/http://www.64.ru/old/2001/9/sep14.html |archivedate=2006-12-12 }} He also exposed a number of players involved in game fixing and pumping up their ratings.{{Cite web|url=http://www.64.ru/old/2002/10/oct16.html |title=How Do They Grow Their Ratings (in Russian) |date=2002-10-31 |publisher=64 Chess Magazine |accessdate=2013-01-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411151309/http://www.64.ru/old/2002/10/oct16.html |archivedate=2008-04-11 }}
Business career
After retirement from international chess in early 2000s, Volzhin pursued career in business. Since 2007, he has worked for Barclays in London rising through the ranks to the position of a vice-president at Barclays Capital, the securities division of Barclays plc.
References
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External links
- {{FIDE}}
- [https://www.365chess.com/players/Alexander_Volzhin Alexander Volzhin] chess games at 365Chess.com
- {{chessgames player|id=27721}}
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