Sergey Kasparov Explained

Country:Belarus (until 2022)
FIDE (since 2022)
Birth Date:8 August 1968
Birth Place:Mogilev, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Grandmaster (2007)[1]
Peakrating:2546 (January 2007)
Fideid:13500481

Sergey Vladimirovich Kasparov is a Belarusian chess grandmaster.

Chess career

In August 2008, he played in the Arctic Chess Challenge. He finished in 8th place after an eleven-move draw against Vitaly Kunin in the final round.[2]

In January 2016, he played in the Groningen Festival, where he finished 9th after losing to eventual winner Jorden van Foreest in the final round.[3]

In April 2018, he played in the Kathmandu Open, where he was in the joint lead after the fourth round,[4] but was defeated by Shyaam Nikhil P in the seventh round.[5]

In October 2018, he played in the Gujarat Open, where he was held to a draw by Gaurav Kumar in the final round.[6] Later that month, he played in the Goa International Open, where he defeated Vitaliy Bernadskiy in the ninth round, and was tied for first after the round.[7]

Personal life

He is married to Tatiana Kasparova, with whom he has one daughter.[8] He is not related to former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIDE Title Application (GM).
  2. Web site: Chess in the Arctic Circle – GM Igor Kurnosov triumphs. August 18, 2008.
  3. Web site: Groningen Festival won by Jorden van Foreest. Albert. Silver. January 4, 2016.
  4. Web site: Neelash defeats top seed, three-way lead after round 4 in Kathmandu Open 2018. April 14, 2018. Shahid. Ahmed.
  5. Web site: Harsha Bharathakoti in sole lead after penultimate round in Kathmandu Open 2018. April 16, 2018. Shahid. Ahmed.
  6. Web site: Gujarat GM Open 2018 R5: GA Stany leads with Levon Babujian. October 8, 2018. Aditya. Pai.
  7. Web site: Goa GM 2018 Round 9: Being overambitious sometimes pays, sometimes doesn't!. October 20, 2018. Sagar. Shah.
  8. Web site: A famous surname and a globetrotting couple. October 19, 2018. Paresh. Mokani.