Maxim Dlugy
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Full name | Maxim Alexandrovich Dlugy |
Country | United States |
Born | Moscow, Soviet Union | January 29, 1966
Title | Grandmaster (1986) |
FIDE rating | 2514 (April 2024) |
Peak rating | 2570 (January 1989) |
Maxim Alexandrovich Dlugy
He was born in
Chess career
In 1984, he finished 3rd in the
He was elected president of the United States Chess Federation in 1990.
Dlugy was the first chess grandmaster hired by IBM to work on the Deep Blue chess computer project, in 1990.[8]
In March 2006, after returning to the U.S., Dlugy received a special invitation to play in the
Dlugy was one of the campaign managers along with Garry Kasparov for Anatoly Karpov when he ran for FIDE President in Khanty-Mansiysk, Siberia, in 2010.
Dlugy operates Chess Max Academy, a chess school with locations in New York City and Connecticut.[9][10]
Cheating allegations
In 2013, Dlugy helped investigate a
On two separate occasions in 2017 and 2020, Dlugy was suspected of, and later admitted to, having cheated himself in a Titled Tuesday online tournament run by Chess.com. The incident received renewed attention after Magnus Carlsen referenced it during the Carlsen–Niemann controversy, claiming that Dlugy had previously served as a coach of Hans Niemann.[15][16][17] Later, Vice published an article where chess.com released e-mails showing that Dlugy had confessed to cheating multiple times on chess.com and had to be banned entirely from all events with cash prizes.[18] On October 10, 2022, Dlugy made a lengthy statement denying that he had done any actual cheating, defending Niemann, and denying any involvement with Niemann's game.[19][20]
Personal life
Dlugy worked on Wall Street. He became a principal of the Russian Growth Fund, a hedge fund. Former world chess champion Garry Kasparov was formerly associated with Dlugy's Russian Growth Fund.[21]
Dlugy was imprisoned in Russia in April 2005 on charges of embezzlement, but he was acquitted and freed later that year.[22]
References
- ^ "Персона Дня - МАКСИМ ДЛУГИ" [Person of the Day - Maxim Dlugy]. ruchess.ru (in Russian). Russian Chess Federation. January 29, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
- ^ "Article on Dlugy's arrest in Russia". nevod.ru. Retrieved November 6, 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ FIDE.com.
- ^ "Former Champions". 2008 World Junior Chess Championship.
- ^ "27th Chess Olympiad: Dubai 1986". OlimpBase.org.
- ^ "W B C A Members". Blitz Chess. Vol. 5, no. 1. March 1993. pp. 24–28.
- ^ "GM Max Dlugy aquitted [sic] in $9 million embezzlement charge". Chess News. December 21, 2005. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
- ISBN 978-0-691-11818-5.
- ^ Dan Whitcomb (August 21, 2019). "Russian chess legend Anatoly Karpov unable to get U.S. visa, friend says". Reuters. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
- ^ "Chess Max Academy". Retrieved October 17, 2022.
- ^ "The shoe assistant – Ivanov forfeits at Blagoevgrad". Chess News. October 3, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
- ^ "Ivanov ends his chess career". Chess News. October 5, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
- ^ Stock, Ulrich (September 22, 2022). "Das Schachorakel von Oslo". Die Zeit (in German). Retrieved September 27, 2022.
- ^ Дневник (December 24, 2013). ""Серийният измамник" Борислав Иванов е изключен от българския шахмат". Dnevnik (in Bulgarian). Retrieved September 27, 2022.
- ^ "The people who police chess cheats: 'We built a crime scene analysis for every player in the world'". the Guardian. September 23, 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
- ^ nikita. "Niemann's mentor whom Carlsen mentions in the interview was banned from chess.com for cheating?! – Chessdom". www.chessdom.com. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
- ^ "Magnus scores record win, breaks silence on Hans". chess24. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
- ^ "Chess Grandmaster Maxim Dlugy Admitted to Cheating on Chess.com, Emails Show". www.vice.com. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ "GM Maxim Dlugy". sites.google.com. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- ^ Sergio. "Maxim Dlugy publishes a statement on the Hans Niemann cheating affair – Chessdom". www.chessdom.com. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- ^ Gene Epstein (April 27, 1998). "Russian Chess Champs Test Skill At Capitalists' Game -- Investing". Barron's. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
- ^ "GM Max Dlugy aquitted in $9 million embezzlement charge". ChessBase. December 21, 2005. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
External links
- Official website
- Maxim Dlugy rating card at FIDE
- Maxim Dlugy rating and tournament record at US Chess Federation
- Maxim Dlugy FIDE rating history at OlimpBase.org
- Maxim Dlugy Chess Olympiad record at OlimpBase.org
- Maxim Dlugy player profile and games at Chessgames.com