Eugene Perelshteyn
Eugene Perelshteyn | |
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Country | United States |
Born | Zhytomyr, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | February 2, 1980
Title | Grandmaster (2006) |
FIDE rating | 2507 (April 2024) |
Peak rating | 2555 (July 2008) |
Eugene Perelshteyn (born 1980) is an American
Chess career
Born in
After graduating, Perelshteyn returned to chess, winning the 2007 SPICE Cup[3] and tying for first in the B group in the 2009 SPICE Cup.[4] Perelshteyn has also placed second in the 2012 Canadian Open Chess Championship[5] and tied for first in the 2016 Golden State Open.[6] In March 2018, Perelshteyn tied for fourth in the Reykjavik Open, scoring 6½/9 points.[7]
He has co-authored two chess books with Lev Alburt and Roman Dzindzichashvili: Chess Openings for Black, Explained: A Complete Repertoire (2009), and Chess Openings for White, Explained: Winning with 1.e4 (2010). He has since converted his books into a website, ChessOpeningsExplained.com, in which he shares his knowledge of the Hyper-Accelerated Sicilian Dragon. In August 2015, Perelshteyn also collaborated with programmer Peter Pashkov[8] to develop the Android application Chess Genie, which offers tactical exercises to its users.
In October 2022, Perelshteyn co-authored Evaluate Like a Grandmaster with Nate Solon, a book designed to help players quickly evaluate complex positions.[9]
References
- ^ Bogner, Hal. "The United States Chess Federation - GM Eugene Perelshteyn". www.uschess.org. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
- ^ "The U.S. Chess Trust". www.uschesstrust.org. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
- ^ Shahade, Jennifer (19 November 2007). "Eugene Wins Spice Cup". The United States Chess Federation. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
- ^ "SPICE Cup en Texas" (in Spanish). ChessBase. 2009-10-02. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
- ^ "Victoria Chess Club / 49th Canadian Open Crosstable". victoriachessclub.pbworks.com. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
- ^ "Golden State Open 2016 Standings « CCA Chess Tournaments". chessevents.com. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
- ^ "GAMMA Reykjavik Open 2018". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
- ^ "Chess Genie". Google Play Store. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ISBN 979-8831797893.
External links
- Eugene Perelshteyn rating card at FIDE
- Eugene Perelshteyn games at 365Chess.com
- Eugene Perelshteyn player profile and games at Chessgames.com