Boris Kreiman
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Boris Kreiman is an American Grandmaster of chess. Kreiman a 3rd place winner in a U.S. Chess Championship
in Seattle is also a winner of the Frank P. Samford, Jr. Chess Fellowship.
Kreiman has retired from chess to help communities through chess programs and education.
, Russian SFSR, USSR on June 7, 1976. He later moved to the United States
at the age of 13 and settled on Brighton Beach
in Brooklyn
, New York
.
Kreiman began his chess training in Russia, at the age of 5 at the Russian School of Chess in Moscow. It was at Brighton Beach that Kreiman trained with Grandmaster Gata Kamsky
, a Soviet-born American chess Grandmaster who was once the third highest rated chess player in the world. Later on, Kreiman also trained with Alex Yermolinsky
, another Soviet-born American Chess Grandmaster.
, and in three U.S. Championships throughout his chess career. He has been an experienced chess coach
for more than a decade.
In both 1993 and 1996 he won the U.S. Junior Championships. In 2002, he won 3rd place in the U.S. Championship in Seattle and has also received the renowned and prestigious "Samford Scholarship". The Samford is given to only the best chess players in the United States and is offered by Chess-in-the-Schools based in New York City.
Kreiman founded the Kreiman Chess Academy in Los Angeles
, which is dedicated to incorporating chess into educational systems and to establishing competitive chess programs along the west coast of the U.S.
Instructors at the academy are trained by Kreiman himself. The Kreiman Chess Academy has turned out two National Chess Champions; Joel Banawa and Joaquin “Jake” Banawa in 2005. Both students received $50,000 scholarships to the University of Texas.
U.S. Chess Championship
The U.S. Chess Championship is an invitational tournament held to determine the national chess champion of the United States. Since 1936, it has been held under the auspices of the U.S. Chess Federation. Until 1999, the event consisted of a round-robin tournament of varying size...
in Seattle is also a winner of the Frank P. Samford, Jr. Chess Fellowship.
Kreiman has retired from chess to help communities through chess programs and education.
Early life and training
Kreiman was born in MoscowMoscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, Russian SFSR, USSR on June 7, 1976. He later moved to the United States
United States
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at the age of 13 and settled on Brighton Beach
Brighton Beach
Brighton Beach is an oceanside neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. As of 2000, it has a population of 75,692 with a total of 31,228 households.-Location:...
in Brooklyn
Brooklyn
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, New York
New York
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.
Kreiman began his chess training in Russia, at the age of 5 at the Russian School of Chess in Moscow. It was at Brighton Beach that Kreiman trained with Grandmaster Gata Kamsky
Gata Kamsky
Gata Kamsky is a Soviet-born American chess grandmaster, and the current World Rapid Chess Champion. He is also the current United States Chess Champion. As of September 2011, he is rated No. 1 in the United States and No...
, a Soviet-born American chess Grandmaster who was once the third highest rated chess player in the world. Later on, Kreiman also trained with Alex Yermolinsky
Alex Yermolinsky
Alex Yermolinsky is an American chess Grandmaster. In 1993, Yermolinsky won the U.S. Chess Championship, tying for first place with Alexander Shabalov...
, another Soviet-born American Chess Grandmaster.
Chess career
Boris Kreiman has won more than 20 international chess tournaments, played in three World Junior ChampionshipsWorld Junior Chess Championship
The World Junior Chess Championship is an under-20 chess tournament organized by the World Chess Federation ....
, and in three U.S. Championships throughout his chess career. He has been an experienced chess coach
Coach (sport)
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for more than a decade.
In both 1993 and 1996 he won the U.S. Junior Championships. In 2002, he won 3rd place in the U.S. Championship in Seattle and has also received the renowned and prestigious "Samford Scholarship". The Samford is given to only the best chess players in the United States and is offered by Chess-in-the-Schools based in New York City.
Kreiman founded the Kreiman Chess Academy in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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, which is dedicated to incorporating chess into educational systems and to establishing competitive chess programs along the west coast of the U.S.
Instructors at the academy are trained by Kreiman himself. The Kreiman Chess Academy has turned out two National Chess Champions; Joel Banawa and Joaquin “Jake” Banawa in 2005. Both students received $50,000 scholarships to the University of Texas.