Aleksandr Volodin (born 10 December 1990) is an Estonian
chess grandmaster (2011), three-times
Estonian Chess Championships winner (2019, 2021, 2022).
Chess career
From 2000 to 2010 Aleksandr Volodin repeatedly represented Estonia at the
European Youth Chess Championship and
World Youth Chess Championship in various age categories. His best result - 7th place in European Junior Championships U16 in 2006. In 2008 and 2010 he won the Estonian Youth Chess Championship. Aleksandr Volodin has competed many times in the individual
Estonian Chess Championship finals, winning 3 golds (2019, 2021, 2022), silver (2009) and bronze (2006) medals.
In 2006, Aleksandr Volodin shared 1st place in an International Chess Tournament in
Saint Petersburg. In 2009 he finished 2nd in the ''Salongernas IM'' International Chess Tournament in
Stockholm
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.
Aleksandr Volodin played for Estonia in
Chess Olympiads:
* In 2006, at second reserve board in the
37th Chess Olympiad
The 37th Chess Olympiad ( it, Le 37° Olimpiadi degli scacchi), organized by FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female players. and a women's tournament, as we ...
in
Turin (+0, =1, -3),
* In 2008, at reserve board in the
38th Chess Olympiad
The 38th Chess Olympiad (german: Die 38. Schacholympiade), organized by FIDE and comprising an open and a women's tournament, as well as several other events designed to promote the game of chess, took place from 12 to 25 November 2008 in Dresden, ...
in
Dresden (+4, =1, -2),
* In 2010, at fourth board in the
39th Chess Olympiad
The 39th Chess Olympiad (russian: 39-я Шахматная олимпиада, ''39-ya Shakhmatnaya olimpiada''), organised by FIDE and comprising an open and a women's tournament, as well as several other events designed to promote the game of ch ...
in
Khanty-Mansiysk (+6, =3, -1),
* In 2016, at first board in the
42nd Chess Olympiad
The 42nd Chess Olympiad ( az, 42-ci Şahmat Olimpiadası; also known as the Baku Chess Olympiad), organised by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) and comprising an openAlthough sometimes referred to as the "men's division", this ...
in
Baku
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(+0, =4, -5),
* In 2018, at third board in the
43rd Chess Olympiad
The 43rd Chess Olympiad ( ka, 43-ე საჭადრაკო ოლიმპიადა, ''43-e sach’adrak’o olimp’iada''; also known as the Batumi Chess Olympiad), organised by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) and c ...
in
Batumi (+3, =5, -3).
Aleksandr Volodin played for Estonia in the
European Team Chess Championship:
* In 2019, at second board in the 22nd European Team Chess Championship in
Batumi (+3, =2, -3).
In 2008, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title and received the FIDE Grandmaster (GM) title three years later.
References
External links
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Aleksandr Volodinchess games at 365Chess.com
1990 births
Living people
Chess Grandmasters
Estonian chess players
Chess Olympiad competitors
Sportspeople from Kohtla-Järve
Estonian people of Russian descent
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