Konstantin Landa Explained

Konstantin Landa
Country:Russia
Birth Date:22 May 1972
Birth Place:Omsk, Russian SFSR, USSR
Death Date:October 2022 (aged 50)
Grandmaster (1995)
Peakrating:2678 (October 2007)
Peakranking:No. 32 (October 2007)
Fideid:4101685

Konstantin Landa (; 22 May 1972 – October 2022) was a Russian chess grandmaster. He competed in the FIDE World Chess Championship 2004 and FIDE World Cup 2007. In 2011 he was awarded the title of FIDE Senior Trainer.

Landa's best tournament results include: shared first place with Zahar Efimenko at Fürth 2002,[1] first at Trieste 2005,[2] first at Reggio Emilia 2005/2006,[3] first at HZ Tournament 2011.[4] In the European Club Cup, Landa played for gold medal-winning team Ladya Azov in 1997.[5]

Landa died in October 2022, at the age of 50.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Week in Chess 409: Pyramiden-Cup. Crowther. Mark. 9 September 2002. London Chess Center. 10 July 2009.
  2. Web site: The Week in Chess 566: Trieste Open. Crowther. Mark. 12 September 2005. London Chess Center. 10 July 2009.
  3. Web site: The Week in Chess 583: Reggio Emilia. Crowther. Mark. 9 January 2006. London Chess Center. 10 July 2009.
  4. Web site: Landa gewinnt Vlissingen Open. 10 August 2011. Schach Nachrichten. ChessBase. 12 August 2017. de.
  5. http://www.olimpbase.org/playersc/1zf1355h.html Konstantin Landa
  6. News: Ушел из жизни Константин Ланда . 12 October 2022 . ruchess.ru . 12 October 2022.