Vladimir Malakhov (chess player)

Vladimir Malakhov Nailjewitsch (Russian: Владимир Наильевич Малахов, the World Chess Federation FIDE Vladimir Malakhov; born November 27, 1980 in Ivanovo ) is a Russian grandmaster in chess.

Career

Malachows chess career began in the early 1990s: he was second in the Junior World Championships under 12 years ( U12 ) in Duisburg in 1992, the year after he won the U14 World Champion title in Bratislava.

At the World Chess Championships of the World Federation FIDE he took in 2002 and 2004, in part, the tournaments were held in the knockout system, Malakhov failed each in the second round. A major success was recorded Malakhov in 2003, at the European Championships in Istanbul, he won the silver medal, half a point behind the winner Zurab Asmaiparaschwili. The lot of these two rivals in the ninth round caused a stir: Asmaiparaschwili confused in the middle game, the order of his scheduled trains, which would have cost him an entire tower, accepted the rules of chess back the Fehlzug and later won the game in the final. Malakhov did not protest against the withdrawal of the train during the game.

He was able to achieve at the World Cup in the Siberian city of Khanty -Mansiysk (2005) another success, though he failed in the fourth round to Mikhail Gurevich, but was able to hold in the classification matches to the eleventh place. This placement ensured Malakhov as substitutes to qualify for the Candidates Tournament 2007 in Elista, after Garry Kasparov had waived ( retirement from active chess) and Vladimir Kramnik on participation. Four participants of 16 players identified for the World Chess Championship 2007 in Mexico City - In this tournament candidates were - in duels over six games. Malakhov failed in the first round of his compatriot Alexander Grishchuk with a match score of 1,5:3,5 ( 0, = 3, -2) after five games. In 2009 he was European champion in chess. With the Russian team, he won at the 2009 World Championships in Bursa. In 2011 he was awarded the honorary title of Honored Master of Sports of Russia.

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