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Konstantin Rufovich Sakaev (Russian: Константи́н Ру́фович Сака́ев; born 13 April 1974 in Leningrad) is a Russian chess Grandmaster (1993), chess author and Russian champion in 1999. Sakaev is on the staff of the Grandmaster Chess School in St. Petersburg and has assisted Vladimir Kramnik and Nana Ioseliani in preparing for World Championship Candidates' Matches.[1]

Konstantin Sakaev
Country	Soviet Union  Russia
Born	(1974-04-13) April 13, 1974 (age 48) Leningrad
Title	Grandmaster (1993)
FIDE rating	2589 (August 2022)
Peak rating	2677 (January 2005)

Notable results

• Under-16 World Champion 1990
• USSR Youth Champion 1990[2]
• Leningrad Champion 1990
• U18 World Champion 1992[2]
• Russian Champion 1999[1]
• Olympic champion with the Russian team in 1998 and 2000[1]
• 16th in the 2005 FIDE World Cup.[3]

Works

• Sakaev, Konstantin (2004). How to Get the Edge Against the Gruenfeld. Chess Stars. ISBN 978-9548782357.
• Sakaev, Konstantin; Semkov, Semko (2005). Latest Trends in the Semi-Slav: Anti-Meran. Chess Stars. ISBN 978-9548782425.
• Sakaev, Konstantin (2006). An Expert's Guide to the 7.Bc4 Gruenfeld. Chess Stars. ISBN 978-9548782487.
• Sakaev, Konstantin; Semkov, Semko (2008). The Queen's Gambit Accepted (3rd ed.). Chess Stars. ISBN 9548782332.
• Sakaev, Konstantin (2011). The Petroff: an Expert Repertoire for Black. Chess Stars. ISBN 978-954-8782-84-5.
• Sakaev, Konstantin (2012). Complete Slav I. Chess Evolution. ISBN 978-83-934656-3-7.
• Sakaev, Konstantin (2013). Complete Slav II. Chess Evolution. ISBN 978-83-937009-2-9.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Alexander Morozevich	Russian Chess Champion 1999	Succeeded by Sergey Volkov

References

External links

• Konstantin Sakaev chess games at 365Chess.com
• Konstantin Sakaev player profile and games at Chessgames.com

На других языках

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- [en] Konstantin Sakaev

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[ru] Сакаев, Константин Руфович

Константи́н Ру́фович Сака́ев (род. 13 апреля 1974, Ленинград) — советский и российский шахматист, гроссмейстер (1993). Двукратный победитель шахматных олимпиад (1998 и 2000 гг.) в составе команды России. Многократный победитель командных чемпионатов России.

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