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Sergei Shipov (born 17 April 1966) is a Russian chess player, trainer, journalist and writer. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 1996.
| Sergei Shipov | |
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| Country | Russia |
| Born | 17 April 1966 Murom, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Title | Grandmaster (1996) |
| FIDE rating | 2541 (October 2022) |
| Peak rating | 2662 (January 1999) |
| Peak ranking | No. 24 (January 1999) |
Career
Shipov founded the chess website Crestbook where, among other services, he provides online commentary to current chess events in Russian. One of the most popular areas of the site is "Ask Shipov" where Shipov answers questions on chess-related topics.[1]
Shipov is also a chess trainer and a chess writer. Among other players, he worked with Alexandra Kosteniuk, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Daniil Dubov,[2] Grigoriy Oparin, and Andrey Esipenko. Shipov wrote a book about a system for black in Sicilian Defence, "The Complete Hedgehog". He is also a strong blitz chess player with a rating around 2700 on the chess.com website. Shipov has a YouTube channel where he publishes videos with chess analysis.
In 2006, Shipov won the Midnight Sun Chess Challenge in Tromsø, Norway, with a score of 7½/9, a half point ahead of Magnus Carlsen.[3]
In February 2022, FIDE referred Shipov to an internal disciplinary commission for supporting the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine,[4] but the commission acquitted him in March.[5]
Books
- Дамский Я., Шипов С. Последняя интрига века. Каспаров-Крамник. Лондон 2000, Москва 2000, ISBN 5-93815-008-6 (in Russian)
- Шипов С., Еж. Хищники на шахматной доске, Москва 2004, ISBN 5-7905-2763-9 (in Russian)
- Shipov, Sergey (2010). The Complete Hedgehog, Vol. 1. Mongoose Press. ISBN 978-0-9791482-1-7.
- Shipov, Sergey (2011). The Complete Hedgehog, Vol. 2. Mongoose Press. ISBN 978-1-9362772-2-3.
References
- "Crestbook шахматы онлайн" (in Russian).
- "Shipov: Chess as a sport and the three-point system". Chess News. ChessBase. 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
- "Shipov wins Midnight Sun, Carlsen second". ChessBase. 2006-07-03. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- Levenson, Michael (2022-03-03). "Chess Distances Itself From Russia". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
- "Top Russian chess player suspended over Ukraine remarks". FIDE. 2022-03-21. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
External links
- Sergei Shipov chess games at 365Chess.com
- Sergei Shipov player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Sergei Shipov FIDE rating history at OlimpBase.org
- Sergei Shipov's chess related articles, interviews, commentary, and analysis translations in English. Chess in Translation.
- Interview with GM Sergey Shipov by Natalia Pogonina
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На других языках
- [en] Sergei Shipov
[ru] Шипов, Сергей Юрьевич
Серге́й Ю́рьевич Ши́пов (род. 17 апреля 1966, Муром, Владимирская область) — российский шахматист, гроссмейстер (1996), а также шахматный тренер, комментатор, писатель, популяризатор шахмат.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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