Boris Avrukh

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Boris Avrukh
Full name Boris Avrukh
Country Flag of Israel Israel
Born January 8, 1978 (1978-01-08) (age 30)
Karaganda, Kazakhstan
Title Grandmaster
FIDE rating 2632
(No. 90 on the April 2008 FIDE ratings list)
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

  1. ^ Avrukh, Boris team chess record at olimpbase.org

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