Vladimir Burmakin
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Vladimir Burmakin is a Russian chess
Grandmaster.
In 1994 he came 3rd-5th in the Russian championship
at Elista
, with Sergei Rublevsky
and Vasily Yemelin (Peter Svidler
won, Mikhail Ulibin was second).
Burmakin played a great number of tournaments in Europe, winning or being equal first in the following:
Burmakin is an expert of the Caro-Kann defence
, playing it almost invariably in his games against 1. e4; against 1. d4 he usually adopts the Slav defence.
His Elo
rating at January 1, 2010 is 2590. He reached his peak rating in July 2009, with 2627 points.
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.
In 1994 he came 3rd-5th in the Russian championship
Russian Chess Championship
-Imperial Russia:In 1874, Emanuel Schiffers defeated Andrey Chardin in a match held in St. Petersburg with five wins and four losses. Schiffers was considered the first Russian champion until his student, Mikhail Chigorin, defeated him in a match held in St. Petersburg in 1879...
at Elista
Elista
-Twin towns/sister cities:Elista is twinned with the following sister cities. Howell, New Jersey, United States Lhasa, Tibet, China. Ulan-Ude, Buryat Republic, Russia-See also:*Geden Sheddup Choikorling Monastery*Burkhan Bakshin Altan Sume-External links:...
, with Sergei Rublevsky
Sergei Rublevsky
Sergei Rublevsky is a Russian chess grandmaster . He won the prestigious Aeroflot Open in 2004, and became the 58th Russian chess champion after winning the Russian Superfinal in Moscow , one point clear from Dmitry Jakovenko and Alexander Morozevich.He finished in the top 10 in the 2005 FIDE...
and Vasily Yemelin (Peter Svidler
Peter Svidler
Peter Veniaminovich Svidler is a Russian chess grandmaster.He is six-time Russian champion ....
won, Mikhail Ulibin was second).
Burmakin played a great number of tournaments in Europe, winning or being equal first in the following:
- 1993 – SzegedSzeged' is the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county town of Csongrád county. The University of Szeged is one of the most distinguished universities in Hungary....
– BalatonberényBalatonberényBalatonberény is a village in Somogy county, Hungary, with a popular nudist beach. The country village had a population of 1,200 in 2011.-General history:A late Bronze Age cemetery has been found near the town....
– WerfenWerfenWerfen is a market town in the St. Johann im Pongau district, in the Austrian state of Salzburg. It is located in the Pongau region, on the southern rim of the Berchtesgaden Alps in the valley of the Salzach river, about south of the city of Salzburg...
(repeated in 1996) - 1994 – MoscowMoscowMoscow 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...
– GrazGrazThe more recent population figures do not give the whole picture as only people with principal residence status are counted and people with secondary residence status are not. Most of the people with secondary residence status in Graz are students...
(repeated in 1997 and 2001) - 1995 – Chigorin MemorialChigorin MemorialThe Chigorin Memorial is a chess tournament played in honour of the chess legend Mikhail Chigorin , founder of the Soviet School. The first and most important edition was the one played in 1909 in St. Petersburg. Later on, the tournament was mainly played in the Black Sea resort Sochi. From 1993...
in Saint Petersburg - 1997 – Cappelle-la-Grande openCappelle-la-Grande OpenThe Cappelle-la-Grande Open is a chess tournament held every year in Cappelle-la-Grande, France, since 1985.It has become over the years one of the strongest opens in the world, after the Aeroflot Open of Moscow...
(repeated in 2003) - 1999 – PulaPulaPula is the largest city in Istria County, Croatia, situated at the southern tip of the Istria peninsula, with a population of 62,080 .Like the rest of the region, it is known for its mild climate, smooth sea, and unspoiled nature. The city has a long tradition of winemaking, fishing,...
- 2000 – SeefeldSeefeldSeefeld can refer to several places:*Seefeld, Bavaria, a town in the district of Starnberg in Bavaria, Germany*Seefeld, Schleswig-Holstein, a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany...
- 2002 – GenevaGenevaGeneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
– PardubicePardubicePardubice is the capital city of the Pardubice Region and lies on the river Elbe, 65 miles east of Prague. Pardubice has an antique centre square and old town, with many restaurants that stay open until late in the evening. There is an old Tower and a recently renovated Castle...
– ZurichZürichZurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich... - 2003 – Porto San GiorgioPorto San GiorgioPorto San Giorgio is a comune in the Province of Fermo, in the Marche region of Italy. It has approximately 16,200 inhabitants and it is located on the coast of the Adriatic Sea.-History:...
(repeated in 2006) - 2004 – Schwäbisch GmündSchwäbisch GmündSchwäbisch Gmünd is a town in the eastern part of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. With a population of around 62,000, the town is the second largest in the Ostalbkreis and the whole region of East Württemberg after Aalen...
(repeated in 2005, 2006, and 2007) – Bad WörishofenBad WörishofenBad Wörishofen is a spa town in the district Unterallgäu, Bavaria Germany known for the water-cure developed by Sebastian Kneipp , a Catholic priest, who lived there for 42 years...
(repeated in 2006 and 2008) – BenasqueBenasqueBenasque or Benasc is a town in the comarca of Ribagorza, province of Huesca, . It is the main town in the Benasque Valley, located in the heart of the Pyrenees and surrounded by the highest peaks in that range.-Language:... - 2005 – SchwarzachSchwarzach, VorarlbergSchwarzach is a municipality in western Austria, in the state of Vorarlberg.-External links:*http://www.schwarzach.at...
– DordrechtDordrechtDordrecht , colloquially Dordt, historically in English named Dort, is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland. It is the fourth largest city of the province, having a population of 118,601 in 2009...
, "Daniel Noteboom Memorial" - 2006 – Le Touquet – BéthuneBéthuneBéthune is a city in northern France, sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department.-Geography:Béthune is located in the former province of Artois. It is situated South-East of Calais, West of Lille, and North of Paris.-Landmarks:...
(repeated in 2007) – Dos HermanasDos HermanasDos Hermanas is a Spanish city south of Seville in Andalusia, with a population of 125,086 as of 2010.The city's name, which means "two sisters", dates from its founding in 1248 by King Ferdinand III of Castile and honours the sisters of Gonzalo Nazareno, one of the king's principal military... - 2007 – BrattoCastione della PresolanaCastione della Presolana is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 80 km northeast of Milan and about 35 km northeast of Bergamo...
(repeated in 2008) – AlbaceteAlbaceteAlbacete is a city and municipality in southeastern Spain, 258 km southeast of Madrid, the capital of the province of Albacete in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. The municipality had a population of c. 169,700 in 2009....
– SalouSalouSalou is a municipality of the comarca of Tarragonès, in the province of Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain. The city is approximately 10km from Tarragona and Reus on the Costa Daurada and 112km from Barcelona...
– SitgesSitges*Church of Sant Bartolomeu i Santa Tecla . It houses two Gothic sepulchres , belonging to the an older church located on the same site... - 2008 – BenidormBenidormBenidorm is a coastal town and municipality located in the comarca of Marina Baixa, in the province of Alicante, Valencian community, Spain, by the Western Mediterranean....
– "BDO Premier" in HaarlemHaarlemHaarlem is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland, the northern half of Holland, which at one time was the most powerful of the seven provinces of the Dutch Republic...
Burmakin is an expert of the Caro-Kann defence
Caro-Kann Defence
The Caro-Kann Defence is a chess opening —a common defense against the King's Pawn Opening characterised by the moves:The usual continuation isfollowed by 3.Nc3 , 3.Nd2 , 3.exd5 , or 3.e5 . The classical variation has gained much popularity...
, playing it almost invariably in his games against 1. e4; against 1. d4 he usually adopts the Slav defence.
His Elo
ELO
- Music :* Electric Light Orchestra, a British rock music group** The Electric Light Orchestra , the group's debut album** ELO 2, the group's second album* ELO Part II, an offshoot band of Electric Light Orchestra- Sports and games :...
rating at January 1, 2010 is 2590. He reached his peak rating in July 2009, with 2627 points.