Aleksandr Lenderman
| Aleksandr Lenderman | |
|---|---|
 Lenderman in Toluca, 2011 | |
| Full name | Александр Лендерман |
| Country | United States |
| Born | September 23, 1989 Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Title | Grandmaster (2010) |
| FIDE rating | 2518 (April 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2654 (August 2019) |
| Peak ranking | No. 97 (August 2019) |
Aleksandr "Alex" Lenderman (born September 23, 1989) is an American chess grandmaster. He won the 2005 World Under-16 Championship in Belfort with a score of 9/10 (+8 −0 =2),[1] becoming the first American to win a gold medal at the World Youth Chess Championship since Tal Shaked won the World Junior Championship in 1997.
Early life
Born in Leningrad,[2] he arrived with his family in Brooklyn when he was four.[3] He attended Edward R. Murrow High School in Brooklyn where he played for one of the most successful U.S. high school chess teams of the decade, winning multiple national chess championships.[4]
Chess career
Lenderman attended
Lenderman was first in the 2008
In 2009, he announced after completing his second year at
- He earned his first Grandmaster norm at the Copper State International tournament in Mesa AZ, May 29 to June 3, 2009 [1].
- A second GM norm was earned at the Philadelphia International Tournament, June 25–29, 2009 [2].
- He earned his third GM norm on July 5, 2009, at the World Open in Philadelphia.
In 2014 he won the 18th Open International Bavarian Chess Championship in Bad Wiessee on tiebreak over Robert Hovhannisyan and Ante Saric, after they all tied for first with a score of 7.5/9 points.[6]
Lenderman played for USA team in the 2015 World Team Chess Championship in Tsaghkadzor and scored 5/7, winning the gold medal on the second board.[7] He won the 2015 World Open after beating Rauf Mamedov in an armageddon playoff; the two had the best tiebreak among eight players who tied for first place with 7/9.[8]
In September 2017, Lenderman participated in the Chess World Cup as the No. 104 seed in the field of 128 players. He upset Pavel Eljanov 2–0 in the first round and Aryan Tari 1.5-0.5 in the second, before losing on tiebreak in the third round to Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.
Later in the same month, Lenderman played in the Chess.com Isle of Man Open, where he finished with a record of +3-0=6, which included a win against Francisco Vallejo Pons, and a performance rating of 2768. His final score of 6/9 placed him in joint 10th to 18th place.[9]
Personal life
Lenderman was born into a Jewish family but converted to Christianity in his 20s.[10] He is currently[when?] a student at Webster University.[10]
References
- ^ "2005 World Youth Chess Championship". ChessBase. August 4, 2005. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ GM title application FIDE
- ^ Bondy, Filip (November 19, 2011). "End Zone: Chess is king in King's County". New York Daily News. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
- ISBN 978-1592403387.
- ^ "Lenderman Takes Atlantic Open". US Chess Federation. August 31, 2009. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
- ^ "GM Aleksandr Lenderman is the lucky winner of 18. OIBM Bad Wiessee 2014". Chessdom. November 3, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ Martínez, David (April 30, 2015). "China, again. Hello, domination!". chess24. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ Doggers, Peter (July 7, 2015). "Lenderman 1st on Tiebreak at World Open". Chess.com. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
- ^ "Chess.com Isle of Man Open - Masters". Chess-Results.com. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
- ^ a b Belz, Emily (August 31, 2019). "Life After Chess". World Magazine. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
External links
- Aleksandr Lenderman rating card at FIDE
- Aleksandr Lenderman player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Aleksandr Lenderman player profile at Chess.com
- Aleksandr Lenderman member profile at the Internet Chess Club
- Alex Lenderman chess games at 365Chess.com
