Gennadij Timoscenko (russian: Геннадий Анатольевич Тимощенко; sk, Gennadij Timoščenko; born 27 April 1949), is a Russian and
Slovak chess Grandmaster (GM) (1980).
Biography
At the turn of the 1970s and 1980s, Gennadij Timoscenko was one of the leading Soviet chess players. He twice appearing in the finals of
USSR Chess Championship.
* in 1978, in
Tbilisi he shared 10th-12th place with
Boris Gulko and
Vladimir Bagirov;
* in 1981, in
Frunze he ranked in 17th place.
Also Gennadij Timoscenko won two silver medal in
Russian Chess Championships: in 1972 and 1976. In 1979, in
Tashkent he won Soviet Army Chess Championship.
From 1982 to 1986 Gennadij Timoscenko was one of
Garry Kasparov's coaches. In 1993 he settled in Slovakia, and from the following year Gennadij Timoscenko represents this country in the international chess tournaments.
Gennadij Timoscenko has achieved many successes in international chess tournaments, winning or sharing first places among others in
Rimavská Sobota (1974),
Polanica-Zdrój (1976,
Rubinstein Memorial),
Varna (1977),
Słupsk (1979),
Helsinki (1986, together with
Jón Loftur Árnason),
London (1992, together with
Jon Speelman),
Šaľa (1994),
Starý Smokovec
Starý Smokovec (; german: Altschmecks; hu, Ótátrafüred; pl, Stary Smokowiec) is a part of the town of Vysoké Tatry (town), Vysoké Tatry in northern Slovakia in the Tatras. Its name is pronounced approximately "Star-EE Smoke-oh-vets", mea ...
(1996),
Bolzano (1998),
Seefeld (1998, 1999),
Padua (1998, 2000 from
Erald Dervishi
Erald Dervishi (born 10 November 1979) is an Albanian chess grandmaster. He is a two-time Albanian Chess Champion.
Chess career
Born in 1979, Dervishi won the Albanian Chess Championship The Albanian Chess Championship is the annual individual ...
),
Cutro (2000),
Graz
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(2003) and in
Opatija (2003). In 2010 and 2011 he twice in row won bronze medals in
European Senior Chess Championship in S60 age group (players over 60 years old). In 2011, in
Opatija he also won the bronze medal in
World Senior Chess Championship in the same age category.
Gennadij Timoscenko played for Slovakia in the
Chess Olympiads:
* In 1996, at second board in the
32nd Chess Olympiad
The 32nd Chess Olympiad ( hy, 32-րդ Շախմատային օլիմպիադա, ''32-rd Shakhmatayin olimpiadan''), organized by FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male ...
in
Yerevan (+3, =5, -4),
* In 2000, at third board in the
34th Chess Olympiad
The 34th Chess Olympiad ( tr, 34. Satranç Olimpiyatı), organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to all players. and women's tourn ...
in
Istanbul (+5, =6, -1),
* In 2002, at third reserve board in the
35th Chess Olympiad in
Bled (+4, =6, -1),
* In 2004, at reserve board in the
36th Chess Olympiad
The 36th Chess Olympiad ( es, La 36a Olimpíada de ajedrez, link=no; ca, La 36a Olimpíada d'escacs), organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', t ...
in
Calvià (+3, =6, -1),
* In 2006, at third 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 (+3, =4, -2).
Gennadij Timoscenko played for Slovakia in the
European Team Chess Championship:
* In 1997, at third board in the 11th European Team Chess Championship in
Pula
Pula (; also known as Pola, it, Pola , hu, Pòla, Venetian language, Venetian; ''Pola''; Istriot language, Istriot: ''Puola'', Slovene language, Slovene: ''Pulj'') is the largest city in Istria County, Croatia, and the List of cities and town ...
(+3, =6, -0) and won individual bronze medal,
* In 2001, at third board in the 13th European Team Chess Championship in
León (+2, =2, -3).
In 1976, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title and received the FIDE Grandmaster (GM) title in 1980.
References
External links
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Gennadij Timoscenkochess games at 365chess.com
1949 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Chelyabinsk
Russian chess players
Soviet chess players
Slovak chess players
Chess grandmasters
Chess Olympiad competitors
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