Konstantin Landa

Konstantin Landa (Russian: Константин Ланда; 22 May 1972 – October 2022) was a Russian chess grandmaster. He competed in the FIDE World Chess Championship 2004 and FIDE World Cup 2007. In 2011 he was awarded the title of FIDE Senior Trainer.

Konstantin Landa
CountryRussia
Born(1972-05-22)22 May 1972
Omsk, Russian SFSR, USSR
DiedOctober 2022 (aged 50)
TitleGrandmaster (1995)
Peak rating2678 (October 2007)
Peak rankingNo. 32 (October 2007)

Landa's best tournament results include: shared first place with Zahar Efimenko at Fürth 2002,[1] first at Trieste 2005,[2] first at Reggio Emilia 2005/2006,[3] first at HZ Tournament 2011.[4] In the European Club Cup, Landa played for gold medal-winning team Ladya Azov in 1997.[5]

Landa died in October 2022, at the age of 50.[6]

References
  1. Crowther, Mark (9 September 2002). "The Week in Chess 409: Pyramiden-Cup". London Chess Center. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
  2. Crowther, Mark (12 September 2005). "The Week in Chess 566: Trieste Open". London Chess Center. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
  3. Crowther, Mark (9 January 2006). "The Week in Chess 583: Reggio Emilia". London Chess Center. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
  4. "Landa gewinnt Vlissingen Open". Schach Nachrichten (in German). ChessBase. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  5. Konstantin Landa team chess record at Olimpbase.org
  6. "Ушел из жизни Константин Ланда". ruchess.ru. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.


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