Vladimir Potkin
| Vladimir Potkin | |
|---|---|
 Vladimir Potkin, Warsaw 2013 | |
| Country | Russia |
| Born | 28 June 1982 |
| Title | Grandmaster (2001) |
| FIDE rating | 2555 (April 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2684 (November 2011) |
| Peak ranking | No. 52 (May 2011) |
Vladimir Potkin (Russian: Владимир Поткин; born 28 June 1982) is a Russian chess grandmaster (2001) and a former European champion. He is also Ian Nepomniachtchi's trainer[1][2] and one of the coaches of the Russian national team.[3]
Career
Potkin tied for second with Dimitrios Mastrovasilis at the 2000 European Under-18 championship and took the bronze medal on tiebreak.[4] In 2007 he tied for 1st–9th with Alexei Fedorov, Andrei Deviatkin, Aleksej Aleksandrov, Viacheslav Zakhartsov, Alexander Evdokimov, Denis Khismatullin, Evgeny Tomashevsky and Sergei Azarov in the Aratovsky Memorial in Saratov.[5] In 2009 Poktin finished second in the category 14 Premier group of the 44th Capablanca Memorial in Havana.[6][7]
In 2011, in
Potkin tied for first with Sergey Karjakin, Peter Svidler, Dmitry Andreikin, Dmitry Jakovenko and Evgeny Alekseev at the 2012 Russian Championship Superfinal in Moscow, after all players finished on 5/9 points. In the six-player rapid playoff he finished fifth.[9]
In 2015, Potkin took part in the Tata Steel Challengers tournament in Wijk aan Zee, where he finished seventh with 7/13.[10]
References
- ^ "Vladimir Potkin on chess coaching and cheating". Chess in Translation. 2011-04-08. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ McGourty, Colin (2015-09-17). "Baku World Cup, 2.3: Levon Aronian knocked out". chess24. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ "Motylev and Potkin appointed coaches of Russian national team". Chessdom. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ Jugend-Europameisterschaft U18 Burschen Chess-Results
- ^ "Tournament report October 2007: Aratovsky Memorial 2007 open". FIDE. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
- ^ XLIV CAPABLANCA IN MEMORIAM 2009 - Grupo Premier Chess-Results
- ^ "2009 Capablanca Memorial (Premier)". ChessFocus. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ "Vladimir Potkin Becomes European Champion". Chessdom. Archived from the original on 9 April 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
- ^ Crowther, Mark (2012-08-13). "65th Russian Chess Championships 2012". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ Standings of Tata Steel Challengers 2015 Tata Steel Chess
External links
- Vladimir Potkin chess games at 365Chess.com
- Vladimir Potkin player profile and games at Chessgames.com