Boris Katalymov

Boris Katalymov (Russian: Борис Николаевич Каталымов, romanized: Boris Nikolaevich Katalymov or Katalimov; 13 June 1932 – 1 February 2013) was a Soviet (Ukrainian) and later Kazakhstani chess player. He spent in youth in Lviv playing in the same junior tournaments and for the same junior team as legendary Leonid Stein.[1] He was awarded the title of International Master by FIDE in 1996. Katalymov was multiple times champion of Kazakhstan.[2] He took the silver medal in the 1995 World Senior Chess Championship, held in Bad Liebenzell, Germany.[3] The Katalymov Variation of the Sicilian Defence is named after him.[4]. Boris Nikolaevich spent his later years teaching chess to young children and teenagers at the 'School Palace' in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Nikolaevich and the family name is Katalymov.
Boris Katalymov
Katalymov at Bad Liebenzell in 1995
Full nameBoris Nikolaevich Katalymov
CountrySoviet Union → Kazakhstan
Born13 June 1932
Lunga Maidan, Mordovian ASSR, Soviet Union
Died (aged 80)
Almaty, Kazakhstan
TitleInternational Master (1996)
Peak rating2460 (July 1995)

References
  1. Leonid Stein
  2. "Ушёл из жизни Борис Каталымов". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2013. (in Russian)
  3. Crowther, Mark (26 November 1995). "The Week in Chess 59". The Week in Chess. Archived from the original on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  4. "The risky Katalimov Sicilian". 23 September 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.


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