Vladimir Lazarev (russian: link=no, Владимир Лазарев; born 5 June 1964 in

Saratov Saratov (, ; rus, Сара́тов, a=Ru-Saratov.ogg, p=sɐˈratəf) is the largest city and administrative center of Saratov Oblast, Russia, and a major port on the Volga River upstream (north) of Volgograd. Saratov had a population of 901,36 ...

, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a chess Grandmaster, now living in France.

Biography

After learning to play chess at fifteen, Vladimir Lazarev joined the chess club in his hometown,

and progressed quickly under the direction of

International Master FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and ...

Alexander Astashin. He won the title of

in 1991 and played many tournaments in Russia, with a prestigious victory in 1993 against

Alexander Morozevich Alexander Sergeyevich Morozevich (russian: Александр Серге́евич Морозе́вич, translit=Aleksandr Sergéevich Morozévich; born July 18, 1977) is a Russian chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE ...

. Lazarev married Latvian born chess player

Anda Šafranska Anda Šafranska (born December 2, 1960, in Riga) is a Latvian-born chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster. Anda Šafranska for many years was one of the best women's chess players in Latvia. She won the Latvian Chess Championship ...

(WGM). The couple moved to France in Lyon and later to Paris. He was awarded the Grandmaster title in 2000. Lazarev has now turned to coaching young chess players in Villepinte, but continues to play a few tournaments.

Notable tournaments

* Winner of the tournament Alushta (1993)Alushta 1993
/ref> * Winner of the International Open Lyon (1999, 2000) * Winner of the International Open Lausanne (2004) * Winner of the Open Rhône (2007) * Second place in International Open

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(2005) * Third place in Open the Rhône (2005) * Winner of the International Lugano Open (2005) * Third place in International Open Monti, ( Sardinia) (2005)

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