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Russian chess grandmaster (born 1956)
Alexander Kochyev
Full nameАлександр Кочиев
Country Russia
Born (1956-03-25) March 25, 1956 (age 68)
Saint Petersburg
TitleGrandmaster (1979)
Peak rating2555 (January 1978)
Peak rankingNo. 31 (January 1978)

Alexander Vasilyevich Kochyev (Russian: Александр Васильевич Кочиев; born March 25, 1956, in Saint Petersburg) is a Russian chess Grandmaster (1979).

In the 1970s, he was one of the youngest grandmasters in the world. In 1972, he won the Soviet Union Junior Chess Championship and in 1975, became European Junior Champion. He came 12th in the USSR Chess Championship of 1977. In 1978, he won the team silver and individual gold medal playing board two for the Soviet team at the 1st World Youth U26 Team Chess Championship. In 1979, he won the Reggio Emilia chess tournament.

References

  1. Mikhalchishin, Adrian (2006-05-06). "Golden time" (in Russian). 64. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
  2. "USSR Junior Chess Championship, Chernigov January 1972". RusBase. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
  3. Whyld, Ken (1986), Chess: The Records, Guinness Books, ISBN 0-85112-455-0
  4. "45 Championship of USSR Leningrad 28.11-22.12.1977". RusBase. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
  5. Bartelski, Wojciech. "World Youth U26 Team Chess Championship: Alexander Kochyev". OlimpBase. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
  6. "Circolo Scacchistico Ippogrifo Reggio Emilia" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 30 November 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2009.

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