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Sergey Kasparov

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Sergey Kasparov
Kasparov in 2011
Personal information
Born (1968-08-08) August 8, 1968 (age 58)
SpouseTatiana Kasparova
Chess career
CountryBelarus (until 2022)
FIDE (since 2022)
TitleGrandmaster (2007)[1]
Peak rating2546 (January 2007)

Sergey Vladimirovich Kasparov is a Belarusian chess grandmaster.

Chess career

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In August 2008, he played in the Arctic Chess Challenge. He finished in 8th place after an eleven-move draw against Vitaly Kunin in the final round.[2]

In January 2016, he played in the Groningen Festival, where he finished 9th after losing to eventual winner Jorden van Foreest in the final round.[3]

In April 2018, he played in the Kathmandu Open, where he was in the joint lead after the fourth round,[4] but was defeated by Shyaam Nikhil P. in the seventh round.[5]

In October 2018, he played in the Gujarat Open, where he was held to a draw by Gaurav Kumar in the final round.[6] Later that month, he played in the Goa International Open, where he defeated Vitaliy Bernadskiy in the ninth round, and was tied for first after the round.[7]

Personal life

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He is married to Tatiana Kasparova, with whom he has one daughter.[8] He is not related to former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov.

References

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  1. "FIDE Title Application (GM)".
  2. "Chess in the Arctic Circle – GM Igor Kurnosov triumphs". August 18, 2008.
  3. Silver, Albert (January 4, 2016). "Groningen Festival won by Jorden van Foreest".
  4. Ahmed, Shahid (April 14, 2018). "Neelash defeats top seed, three-way lead after round 4 in Kathmandu Open 2018".
  5. Ahmed, Shahid (April 16, 2018). "Harsha Bharathakoti in sole lead after penultimate round in Kathmandu Open 2018".
  6. Pai, Aditya (October 8, 2018). "Gujarat GM Open 2018 R5: GA Stany leads with Levon Babujian".
  7. Shah, Sagar (October 20, 2018). "Goa GM 2018 Round 9: Being overambitious sometimes pays, sometimes doesn't!".
  8. Mokani, Paresh (October 19, 2018). "A famous surname and a globetrotting couple".