Aleksandr Galkin (chess player)

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Galkin (Russian: Александр Александрович Галкин; born 1 February 1979) is a Russian chess player. Born in Rostov-on-Don, he was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 1997.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Aleksandrovich and the family name is Galkin.
Aleksandr Galkin
CountryRussia
Born (1979-02-01) 1 February 1979
Rostov-on-Don, Soviet Union
TitleGrandmaster (1997)
FIDE rating2611 (October 2023)
Peak rating2626 (August 2012)
Peak rankingNo. 96 (April 2006)

Chess career

Galkin won the 1999 World Junior Chess Championship.[1] This victory qualified him for the FIDE World Chess Championship 2000. Here he defeated Aleksandar Wohl in the first round and then lost to Alexander Beliavsky in the second, thus exiting the competition. Galkin competed in the FIDE World Championship again in 2004; this time he was eliminated in the first round by Aleksander Delchev. Three year later, Galkin participated in the FIDE World Cup; here he defeated Mateusz Bartel in round one and lost to Vassily Ivanchuk in round two. In 2011, Galkin played in the Russian Championship Superfinal.[2]

References
  1. "Pähtz/Korbut, Harikrishna/Zhao poised for victory". Chess News. ChessBase. 2004-11-29. Archived from the original on 2013-12-25. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
  2. Crowther, Mark (2011-08-16). "Russian Championships Super Final 2011". The Week in Chess. Archived from the original on 2013-04-20. Retrieved 2020-08-01.


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