Boris Avrukh
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Boris Avrukh | ||
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Full name | Boris Avrukh | |
Country | Israel | |
Born | January 8, 1978 Karaganda, Kazakhstan |
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Title | Grandmaster | |
FIDE rating | 2632 (No. 90 on the April 2008 FIDE ratings list) |
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Peak rating | 2652 (July 2005) |
Boris Leonidovich Avrukh (Hebrew: בוריס ליאונידוביץ' אברוך; Russian: Борис Леонидович Аврух; born 8 January 1978, Karaganda, Kazakhstan, former Soviet Union) is an Israeli chess grandmaster. He was the World Under-12 champion in 1990.
He played for Israel five times in Chess Olympiads.[1]
- In 1998, at second reserve board at the 33rd Olympiad in Elista (+7 –1 =2);
- In 2000, at third board at the 34th Olympiad in Istanbul (+5 –2 =4);
- In 2002, at first reserve board at the 35th Olympiad in Bled (+3 –3 =3);
- In 2004, at fourth board at the 36th Olympiad in Calvia (+5 –0 =5);
- In 2006, at fourth board at the 37th Olympiad in Turin (+6 –1 =3).
He won individual gold medal at Elista 1998 and bronze medal at Turin 2006.
In 1999, he tied for 5-6th with Alexander Huzman in Tel Aviv (Boris Gelfand, Ilia Smirin, and Lev Psakhis won). In 2000, he tied for 1st-2nd with Huzman in Biel and took 6th in Haifa (Wydra Tournament; Viswanathan Anand won). In 2001, he won in Biel. In 2004, he tied for 8-9th in Beer Sheva Rapid (Viktor Korchnoi won).
As of April 2007, his Elo rating was 2644, making him the # 4 player in Israel and the 65th-highest rated player in the world. His peak rating was 2652 in 2005.
[edit] References
- ^ Avrukh, Boris team chess record at olimpbase.org
[edit] External links
- FIDE rating card for Boris Avrukh
- Boris Avrukh at ChessGames.com
- bio