Boris Avrukh
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| Country |  Israel |
| Born | February 10, 1978 Karaganda, Soviet Union |
| Title | Grandmaster (1997) |
| FIDE rating | 2567 (November 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2668 (September 2009) |
| Peak ranking | No. 50 (July 2005) |
Boris Leonidovich Avrukh (Hebrew: בוריס ליאונידוביץ' אברוך; Russian: Борис Леонидович Аврух; born 10 February 1978 in Karaganda, Soviet Union) is an Israeli chess grandmaster. He was the World Under-12 champion in 1990.
Chess career
[edit]Boris Avrukh has played for Israel six times in Chess Olympiads.[1]
- In 1998, at second reserve board at the 33rd Chess Olympiad in Elista (+7 –1 =2);
- In 2000, at third board at the 34th Chess Olympiad in Istanbul (+5 –2 =4);
- In 2002, at first reserve board at the 35th Chess Olympiad in Bled (+3 –3 =3);
- In 2004, at fourth board at the 36th Chess Olympiad in Calvià (+5 –0 =5);
- In 2006, at fourth board at the 37th Chess Olympiad in Turin (+6 –1 =3).
- In 2008, at second/third boards at the 38th Chess Olympiad in Dresden (+2 –2 =4).
He won individual gold medal at Elista 1998 and bronze medal at Turin 2006. He won a team silver medal at Dresden 2008.
In 1999, he tied for 5-6th with Alexander Huzman in Tel Aviv (Boris Gelfand, Ilia Smirin, and Lev Psakhis won). In 2000, he tied for 1st-2nd with Huzman in Biel and took 6th in Haifa (Wydra Tournament; Viswanathan Anand won). In 2001, he won in Biel. In 2004, he tied for 8-9th in Beer Sheva Rapid (Viktor Korchnoi won). In 2009 he tied for first with Alexander Areshchenko in the Zurich Jubilee Open tournament.[2]
Avrukh has twice won the Israeli Chess Championship; in 2000 (tied with Alik Gershon) and 2008. He took part in the FIDE World Chess Championship 2002, but was knocked out in the first round by Bartłomiej Macieja.[3]
Avrukh has published several books, including The Classical Slav.
He cites Garry Kasparov as his favourite player of all time "for his powerful style and killer instinct."[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Avrukh, Boris team chess record at olimpbase.org
- ^ "Areshchenko wins Zurich Jubilee on tiebreak". ChessVibes. 2009-08-16. Archived from the original on 20 August 2009. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
- ^ "World Chess Championship 2001-02 FIDE Knockout Matches". Mark-Weeks.com. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- ^ "Grandmaster Interview with Boris Avrukh". Chess Videos, Chess DVDs, Chess Software and more. 2012-01-18. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
External links
[edit]- Boris Avrukh rating card at FIDE
- Boris Avrukh player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Boris Avrukh player profile at Chess.com
- Biography
- Published chess books: Grandmaster Repertoire 1: 1.d4 volume one, Grandmaster Repertoire 2: 1.d4 volume two
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