| Alexander Kochyev | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Александр Кочиев |
| Country | Russia |
| Born | March 25, 1956 Saint Petersburg |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating | 2417 (November 2009) |
Alexander Kochyev (Russian: Александр Кочиев; born March 25, 1956, Saint Petersburg) is a Russian chess Grandmaster (1977).
In the 1970s, he was one of the youngest grandmasters in the world.[1] In 1972, he won the Soviet Union Junior Chess Championship[2] and in 1975, became European Junior Champion.[3] He came 12th in the USSR Chess Championship of 1977.[4] In 1978, he won the team silver and individual gold medal playing board two for the Soviet team at the 1st World Youth U26 Team Chess Championship.[5] In 1979, he won Reggio Emilia chess tournament.[6]
According to Chessmetrics, at his peak in November 1977 Kochyev's play was equivalent to a rating of 2674, and he was ranked number 29 in the world. His best single performance was at Palma de Mallorca (Open) 1989, where he scored 6 of 9 possible points (67%) against 2641-rated opposition, for a performance rating of 2699.[7]