Oleg Valerevich Krivonosov (russian: Олег Валерьевич Кривоносов, lv, Oļegs Krivonosovs; born 11 May 1961,

Daugavpils Daugavpils (; russian: Двинск; ltg, Daugpiļs ; german: Dünaburg, ; pl, Dyneburg; see other names) is a state city in south-eastern Latvia, located on the banks of the Daugava River, from which the city gets its name. The parts of the c ...

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) is a Soviet/

n chess player. He was awarded the

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title in 1993.

Biography

Krivonosov began playing at age 11 and quickly became one of the best players in Latvia. In 1978 he participated in the qualifying tournament for the USSR chess championship. In 1979 Krovonosov participated in the Championship of USSR juniors. In 1986 Krivonosov played for Latvia in the Soviet Team Chess Championships (+3, =4, -0). In 1991 at the last USSR Championship in rapid chess in Minsk with 70 participants, he shared the 4th to 8th place. Oleg Krivonosov regularly participated in Latvian Chess Championship, with as most noteworthy results: 3rd place in 1998 and in 2001. Oleg Krivonosov played for Latvia in Chess Olympiads: * In 1998, he played at the second reserve board in the

33rd Chess Olympiad The 33rd Chess Olympiad (, ''33-ya Shakhmatnaya olimpiada''; Kalmyk: 33-гче Шатрин олимпиад, ''33-gçe Şatrin olimpiad''), organized by FIDE and comprising an open and a women's tournament, took place between September 26 and O ...

in Elista (+2 −1 =2). Oleg Krivonosov graduated from Daugavpils Pedagogical Institute and worked in the State Police of Latvia. In the Chess Bundesliga he was playing for chess club ''TSV Schott Mainz''.

Vandoeuvre Open 2007 controversy

In the 4th edition of the Vandoeuvre Open chess tournament that he was attending, Oleg Krivonosov first accused

Anna Rudolf Anna Rudolf (born 12 November 1987) is a Hungarian chess player, chess commentator, Twitch live streamer, and YouTuber who holds the titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She is a three-time Hungarian women's natio ...

of using the chess program Fritz, then changed the accusation to using

Rybka Rybka is a computer chess engine designed by International Master Vasik Rajlich. Around 2011, Rybka was one of the top-rated engines on chess engine rating lists and won many computer chess tournaments. After Rybka won four consecutive World ...

. Gathering support from two other participants, Krivonosov claimed that Anna Rudolf, who had been playing very well and had beaten the top seed

Christian Bauer Christian Bauer (born 11 January 1977) is a French chess Grandmaster (chess), grandmaster and author. He is a three-time French Chess Championship, French Chess Champion (1996, 2012, 2015). In 2005 he won the 2nd Calvia Chess Festival. In 2009, ...

, was using a

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in her bag as a transmitter to receive the correct moves when she used the bathroom. The accusations, which were without any material evidence, did not prevent Anna Rudolf from finishing the tournament with a high enough score to obtain her IM and WGM norms. Krivonosov is considered by many in the Chess community to be a bad sport and used the accusations to upset

with the intent to reduce her performance to his own advantage.Ugly story at Vandoeuvre Open
/ref> He has never apologized to Rudolf for his behavior.

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* * * 1961 births Living people Latvian chess players Soviet chess players Chess International Masters Chess Olympiad competitors Latvian people of Russian descent Sportspeople from Daugavpils {{Latvia-chess-bio-stub