Alexey Korotylev Explained

Alexey Korotylev
Birthname:	Алексей Коротылёв
Birth Date:	1977 3, df=y
Grandmaster (2000)
Peakrating:	2620 (April 2007)
Peakranking:	No. 97 (April 2006)
Fideid:	4119142

Alexey Korotylev (Russian: Алексей Коротылёв; born 1 March 1977) is a Russian chess Grandmaster.

In 2001 he tied for 1st–2nd with Semen Dvoirys at the Geneva Open.^[1] In 2002 he tied for 2nd–5th with Vasily Yemelin, Pavel Smirnov and Alexander Rustemov in the Russian Chess Championship.^[2] In 2004 he qualified for the superfinal of the Russian championship in Moscow. With in total 11 players, Korotilev scored 4.5 points out of 10 games, amongst which a defeat of Alexander Grischuk and a draw against the winner Garry Kasparov.^[3] In 2009, he tied for 2nd–6th with Viorel Iordăchescu, Ernesto Inarkiev, Ian Nepomniachtchi and Sergei Tiviakov at the Moscow Open tournament.^{[4] [5]}

Notable games

• Alexey Korotylev vs Garry Kasparov, Russian Championships 2004, Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, 1/2-1/2
• Joost Wempe vs Alexey Korotylev, Corus Tournament: Group C 2005, Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, 0-1

Notes and References

1. Web site: Archive. Tournament report July 2001. World Chess Federation. 23 December 2010.
2. Web site: Archive. Tournament report January 2003. World Chess Federation. 23 December 2010.
3. https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic525.html#2 The Week in Chess 525
4. Web site: Moscow open 2009 A. World Chess Federation. 20 March 2011.
5. https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic744.html#3 The Week in Chess 744