Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Galkin (Russian: Александр Александрович Галкин; born 1 February 1979) is a Russian chess player. Born in Rostov-on-Don, he was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 1997.
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| Country | Russia |
| Born | 1 February 1979 Rostov-on-Don, Soviet Union |
| Title | Grandmaster (1997) |
| FIDE rating | 2611 (October 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2626 (August 2012) |
| Peak ranking | No. 96 (April 2006) |
Chess career
editGalkin won the 1999 World Junior Chess Championship.[1] This victory qualified him for the FIDE World Chess Championship 2000. Here he defeated Aleksandar Wohl in the first round and then lost to Alexander Beliavsky in the second, thus exiting the competition. Galkin competed in the FIDE World Championship again in 2004; this time he was eliminated in the first round by Aleksander Delchev. Three year later, Galkin participated in the FIDE World Cup; here he defeated Mateusz Bartel in round one and lost to Vassily Ivanchuk in round two. In 2011, Galkin played in the Russian Championship Superfinal.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Pähtz/Korbut, Harikrishna/Zhao poised for victory". Chess News. ChessBase. 2004-11-29. Archived from the original on 2013-12-25. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- ^ Crowther, Mark (2011-08-16). "Russian Championships Super Final 2011". The Week in Chess. Archived from the original on 2013-04-20. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
External links
edit- Aleksandr Galkin rating card at FIDE
- Aleksandr Galkin player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Alexander Galkin games at 365Chess.com
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