Alexander Fishbein

Alexander Fishbein ( born May 8, 1968) is an American chess master.

A native of the Soviet Union Fishbein learned chess at the age of four years. He was trained in the chess section of the Leningrad Pioneer Palace before he was eleven years old moved with his family to the United States. Especially in the early 90s, he participated in many tournaments and won in Chicago and Stavanger. In 1988 he was awarded the title of International Master, he was Grand Master in 1992. In 2006 he was eighth in the U.S. Championship, which is his best result after four participants. With an Elo rating of 2498 (January 2012 ) it is in the FIDE world rankings at number 827 and nationally ranked 32, he reached his highest Elo rating in 1995 2550th Since May 2011 he has played no rated game.

Works

  • Alex Fishbein: King and Pawn Endings. American Chess Promotions, 1993, ISBN 0-939298-39-2
  • Paul Hodges, Alex Fishbein: The Center Counter! Hagerstown, Md: R & D Pub, 1994, ISBN 9781883358075
  • Alex Fishbein: Fishing! R & D Publishing, 1996, ISBN 1-883358-11-6
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