Alexander Kochyev
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Alexander Kochyev is a Russia
n chess Grandmaster (1977).
In the 1970s, he was one of the youngest grandmasters in the world. In 1972, he won the Soviet Union Junior Chess Championship and in 1975, became European Junior Champion
. He came 12th in the USSR Chess Championship
of 1977. In 1978, he won the team silver and individual gold medal playing board two for the Soviet team at the 1st World Youth U26 Team Chess Championship. In 1979, he won Reggio Emilia chess tournament
.
According to Chessmetrics
, at his peak in November 1977 Kochyev's play was equivalent to a rating of 2674, and he was ranked number 29 in the world. His best single performance was at Palma de Mallorca (Open) 1989, where he scored 6 of 9 possible points (67%) against 2641-rated opposition, for a performance rating of 2699.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n chess Grandmaster (1977).
In the 1970s, he was one of the youngest grandmasters in the world. In 1972, he won the Soviet Union Junior Chess Championship and in 1975, became European Junior Champion
European Junior Chess Championship
The first chess youth championship in Europe was the yearly European Junior Championship for under age 20. It was played from 1971–2002. FIDE officially introduced the European Junior Championship in 1970 at their Annual Congress and so the 1971/72 edition was the first official European...
. He came 12th in the USSR Chess Championship
USSR Chess Championship
This is a list of all the winners of the USSR Chess Championship. It was the strongest national chess championship ever held, with eight world chess champions and four world championship finalists among its winners...
of 1977. In 1978, he won the team silver and individual gold medal playing board two for the Soviet team at the 1st World Youth U26 Team Chess Championship. In 1979, he won Reggio Emilia chess tournament
Reggio Emilia chess tournament
The Reggio Emilia chess tournament is a chess tournament played in Reggio Emilia, Italy. In Italian the tournament is called Torneo di Capodanno , as it starts just after Christmas and ends on the day of Epiphany...
.
According to Chessmetrics
Chessmetrics
Chessmetrics is a system for rating chess players devised by Jeff Sonas. It is intended as an improvement over the Elo rating system.-Implementation:...
, at his peak in November 1977 Kochyev's play was equivalent to a rating of 2674, and he was ranked number 29 in the world. His best single performance was at Palma de Mallorca (Open) 1989, where he scored 6 of 9 possible points (67%) against 2641-rated opposition, for a performance rating of 2699.