Alex Yermolinsky
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 Yermolinsky at the 2003 U.S. Championships in Seattle, Washington | |
| Country | United States (after 1991) Soviet Union (before 1991) |
| Born | April 11, 1958 Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Title | Grandmaster (1992) |
| FIDE rating | 2421 (June 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2660 (January 1998) |
| Peak ranking | No. 21 (January 1998) |
Alex Yermolinsky (Russian: Алексей Ермолинский, romanized: Alexey Yermolinskiy; born April 11, 1958) is an American chess player. Awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1992, he is a two-time U.S. champion.
Career
Yermolinsky tied for first with
U.S. Chess Championship, tying for first place with Alexander Shabalov
. In 1996 he was the sole champion.
He won the World Open in Philadelphia three times: in 1993, 1995 and 1996; in 1999 he shared first with nine other players, but Gregory Serper won the playoff. In 2001 he won the American Continental Championship in Cali, Colombia.[1]
In 2012 Yermolinsky was inducted into the
US Chess Hall of Fame.[2]
He is a regular commentator and presenter on the Internet Chess Club.
Books
- Yermolinsky, Alex (2000). Road to Chess Improvement. ISBN 1-901983-24-2.
- Yermolinsky, Alex (2006). Chess Explained: The Classical Sicilian. ISBN 1-904600-42-5.
References
- ^ "The Week in Chess 355". theweekinchess.com. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ^ Sands, David R. (2012-10-23). "'The Yerminator' enters U.S. Chess Hall of Fame". Washington Times. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
External links
- Alex Yermolinsky chess games at 365Chess.com
- Alex Yermolinsky player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Alex Yermolinsky FIDE rating history at OlimpBase.org
- Alexander Yermolinsky Chess Olympiad record at OlimpBase.org
- GM Alexander Yermolinsky. United States Chess Federation.
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