Pavel Tregubov Explained

Pavel Tregubov
Birthname:Pavel Vladimirovich Tregubov
Country:Russia (until March 2023)
France (since March 2023)
Birth Date:21 December 1971
Grandmaster (1994)
Peakrating:2658 (July 2008)
Peakranking:No. 56 (October 2003)
Fideid:4115341

Pavel Vladimirovich Tregubov (Russian: Па́вел Влади́мирович Трегу́бов; born 21 December 1971) is a Russian chess player who represents France. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 1994. Tregubov was European champion in 2000.

He is one of the founders of the Association of Chess Professionals (ACP),[1] for which he is currently the ACP Tour director.[2] Tregubov previously served as president,[3] treasurer[4] and board director.[5]

Career

Tregubov won the Corsica Masters tournament in 1997.[6] In 1999 he tied for first place with Simen Agdestein and Mikhail Gurevich in the Cappelle-la-Grande Open. Tregubov won the inaugural European Individual Chess Championship in 2000 in Saint-Vincent scoring 8 points out from 11 games.[7] He is also the winner of the 4th Pivdenny Bank Chess Cup, held in 2008.[8] The following year, Tregubov competed in the FIDE World Cup, from which he was eliminated in the first round after losing to Varuzhan Akobian by 7–9. In October 2011 he tied for 3rd–15th in the open section of the 15th Corsican Circuit.[9]

Tregubov is one of the major practitioners of the Sicilian Taimanov Variation.

On 3 March 2023,[10] Tregubov switched from the Russian to the French federation at the same time as Aleksandra Kosteniuk, who changed to the Swiss federation.[11] [12]

Personal life

In 2015 Pavel Tregubov married Alexandra Kosteniuk.[13]

Together with 43 other Russian elite chess players, Tregubov signed an open letter to Russian president Vladimir Putin, protesting against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and expressing solidarity with the Ukrainian people.[14] [15]

Notable games

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ACP Board Members. 2015. ACP.
  2. Web site: ACP elects new, larger, governing board. Peterson. Macauley. 2019-03-14. Chess News. ChessBase. 2019-04-02.
  3. Web site: First ACP World Rapid in Odessa. 2006-10-21. Chess News. en. 2019-04-03.
  4. Web site: New ACP emerges with lofty goals and new events. 2012-03-17. ChessBase. 14 February 2016.
  5. Web site: Theodoros Tsorbatzoglou. Individual candidate for ECU board member. 2010-08-12. Chessdom. 2019-04-03. 2019-04-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20190403171108/http://reports.chessdom.com/news-2010/theodoros-tsorbatzoglou. dead.
  6. Web site: Rustam Kasimdzhanov wins Corsica Masters. ChessBase. 10 December 2015. 2006-11-09.
  7. Web site: Anton Gubanov . European Men Championship, Saint Vincent, 2000 . Ruschess.com . 2011-12-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080720065957/http://www.ruschess.com/Archive/2000/EuroMen/table.html . 2008-07-20 . dead .
  8. Web site: 4th Pivdenny Cup for Tregubov . Chessvibes.com . 2008-06-02 . 2011-12-10 . 2011-09-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110930075109/http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/4th-pivdenny-cup-for-tregubov/ . dead .
  9. Web site: 15th Corsican Circuit – final Anand vs Mamedyarov on Monday. ChessBase. 2011-10-31. 31 October 2011.
  10. Web site: Interview: Kosteniuk On Federation Change, 'There Cannot Be Winners In Wars' . https://web.archive.org/web/20230316142620/https://www.chess.com/news/view/interview-kosteniuk-on-federation-change . Chess News . . 2023-03-16 . 2023-11-17 . 2023-03-16 . Other Russian players have left—and are leaving—the country...Kosteniuk's husband, for one, plays for France...since March 3 (2023), the same day that Tregubov and Kosteniuk transferred . live.
  11. Web site: Pavel V Tregubov (V as in middle name) - Top Chess Players . https://web.archive.org/web/20231116160833/https://www.chess.com/players/pavel-v-tregubov . Chess News . . 2023-11-16 . 2023-11-16 . GM Pavel V Tregubov - Full name - Pavel V. Tregubov ... Federation - France . live.
  12. Web site: Avdokhin . Alexey . 2023-08-05 . Россия потеряла 160 шахматистов за 1,5 года. Неужели скоро останется один Карякин? . Russia lost 160 chess players in 1,5 years. Is it really soon going to be left with just Karjakin? . 2023-11-16 . Sports.ru.
  13. Web site: Alexandra Kosteniuk Marries Pavel Tregubov. chess-news.ru. 10 October 2015. 2015-08-08.
  14. https://www.chess.com/news/view/stop-the-war-44-top-russian-players-publish-open-letter-to-putin "'Stop the war.' 44 Top Russian Players Publish Open Letter To Putin"
  15. Web site: Russian chess players ask for peace . World Chess . 11 August 2022 . 7 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221007141731/https://worldchess.com/news/all/russian-chess-players-ask-for-peace/ . dead .

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