Born on May 11th, 1973, Aleksej Aleksandrov is a Chess Grandmaster and one of the best Belarusian Chess players. Aleksej earned the Grandmaster title, which is the highest official title in Chess, from FIDE in 1997.
Last Updated: July 17, 2022
Full Name: Aleksej Aleksandrov
Title: Grandmaster
Born: May 11, 1973
Place of birth: Belarus
Federation: Belarus
Biography
Aleksej Aleksandrov is a Belarusian chess player born on May 11, 1973. He started participating in chess games when he was still an early age. However, he started featuring in the chess industry when he first emerged victorious in the junior USSR chess championships by winning the tournament at 18.
Since then, Aleksandrov has positively progressed in his chess career, breaking many extensive records, such as becoming a five-time Belarus national chess championship champion. In his chess career, he reached a peak rating of 2679 in January 2004 and currently holds international master and grandmaster titles in his chess games.
The Beginning
Aleksandrov began his chess career early when he first competed in the 1991 junior USSR chess championship. He won the championship victoriously when he was just 18 years of age. This was a good motivation for him as he continued with positive progress.
In 1992, Aleksandrov emerged victorious in the European chess championship in the Junior category. At this point, he gained high popularity due to his excellent performance. Aleksandrov also qualified for the international chess master, which was later awarded to him in the following year by FIDE.
Chess Career
In 1996, Aleksandrov shocked the nation’s top chess players when he won the national chess championship to become Belarus champion. This made him rated among the top-ranked chess players in the country. In addition, the excellent performance also made him qualify for a chess grandmaster title. The FIDE organization then awarded him the highest chess title of Grandmaster in the following year. This was an outstanding achievement in his career, which made him secure a chance to play on the national team and also individual level in many top-ranked international chess competitions.
Aleksandrov also competed in the Kstovo chess tournament held in 1998 and won the tournament with a great victory. In 2000, Aleksandrov participated in the European chess championships individual category. In the championship, he secured a second position on a tiebreak. As if this wasn’t enough, he competed in the Petroff memorial chess tournament held in St. Petersburg, Russia, later in the same year and emerged victorious. In 2001, Aleksandrov secured a chance to play in the Bad Worishofen chess games. In this tournament, he showed an outstanding performance, winning the top position.
In the Aeroflot open games held in Moscow in 2002, Aleksandrov featured excellent performance and secured the top position on a tiebreak. Aleksandrov defended his national champion title in 2007 when he won the Belarus national chess championship. The same year, he was named the winner of the Rapid European chess championships in Warsaw. In 2008, he secured the top position in the President cup held in Baku.
Aleksandrov was also featured in the chess festival held in Abu Dhabi in 2009. At the chess festival, he displayed an outstanding performance that made him become the winner of the tournament. He later emerged victorious in the 8th international Al Seleh open chess game held in Yemen the same year. In 2011, Aleksandrov competed in the international Grandmaster of the 3rd Orissa open chess games. In this tournament, he surprised many by securing the top position. He was also named the winner of the Mumbai chess tournament in 2012. Aleksandrov’s track records made him more famous in chess games, becoming the highest-ranked chess player in Belarus.
Achievements
Aleksej Aleksandrov is a well-dedicated chess player with outstanding achievements in the chess industry. Due to his self-motivation, he has won many chess championships and tournaments. He is a five-time winner of the chess championships of Belarus. As a Belarus national chess champion, Aleksandrov was considered the best chess player in the country. This qualified him to represent his country team in many international chess tournaments. As part of the national team players, he represented Belarus in the world chess championships, the chess Olympiads, and European chess championships.
Aleksandrov earned the International Master title in 1993 by FIDE. In 1997, Aleksandrov qualified for the Grandmaster title, which made the FIDE organization award him the title to become one of the top-rated chess players in Belarus. He secured a chance to compete in the 2017 FIDE chess World cup and has also played in many FIDE world chess championships at the individual level and as a team from 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2004.
Notable Games
Lubomir Ftacnik vs Aleksej Aleksandrov
In 2008, Aleksandrov faced Ftacnik at an Olympiad event. The game went on for 34 moves resulting in a win for Aleksandrov with the Black pieces.
Stanislav Novikov vs Aleksej Aleksandrov
This game between Novikov and Aleksandrov took place in 2005 at the Russian Teams event. Aleksandrov was victorious with the Black pieces
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