Dimitri Tyomkin
Encyclopedia
Dimitri Tyomkin is a Canadian
chess
grandmaster (2001).
In 1997 he won the Israeli Junior Championship
and the European Junior Chess Championship
in Tallinn
. In 2004 he tied for 1st-2nd with Alexander Moiseenko
in the Canadian Open Chess Championship
in Kapuskasing and tied for 3rd-6th with Igor Zugic
, Mark Bluvshtein
and Tomas Krnan in the Canadian Chess Championship
in Toronto
. He played for Canada in the Chess Olympiad
of 2004.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
grandmaster (2001).
In 1997 he won the Israeli Junior Championship
Israeli Chess Championship
The Israeli Chess Championship is a chess event held every year in Israel.-History:From 1951-1971, the men's and women's championships were held every two years, eventually becoming an annual event...
and the European Junior Chess Championship
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...
in Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...
. In 2004 he tied for 1st-2nd with Alexander Moiseenko
Alexander Moiseenko
Alexander Moiseenko is a Ukrainian chess Grandmaster. He was a member of the gold-medal winning Ukrainian team at the chess Olympiad in 2004....
in the Canadian Open Chess Championship
Canadian Open Chess Championship
The Canadian Open Chess Championship is Canada's Open chess championship, first held in 1956, and held annually since 1973, usually in mid-summer. It is organized by the Chess Federation of Canada....
in Kapuskasing and tied for 3rd-6th with Igor Zugic
Igor Zugic
Igor Zugic , is a Canadian International Master of chess who was the 2006 Canadian Champion. He is an engineer by profession.Zugic was born in Yugoslavia and emigrated to Canada with his family at age 12, settling in Toronto...
, Mark Bluvshtein
Mark Bluvshtein
Mark Bluvshtein is a Russian-born Canadian chess player, a Grandmaster, who resides in Canada. He became the youngest Canadian International Grandmaster ever in 2004, at the age of 16, having become an International Master at the age of 13...
and Tomas Krnan in the Canadian Chess Championship
Canadian Chess Championship
This is the list of all the winners of the Canadian Chess Championship, often referred to as the Canadian Closed Championship to distinguish it from the annual Canadian Open tournament. The winner of the Canadian Closed advances to the next stage of the FIDE World Chess Championship cycle...
in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
. He played for Canada in the Chess Olympiad
Chess Olympiad
The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams from all over the world compete against each other. The event is organised by FIDE, which selects the host nation.-Birth of the Olympiad:The first Olympiad was unofficial...
of 2004.
Notable games
- Dimitri Tyomkin vs M Hidalgo, XV Carlos Torre 2002, Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian. General (B30), 1-0
- Dimitri Tyomkin vs Semen I Dvoirys, Beer Shiva Rapid 2004, Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (B91), 1-0