Vladimir Burmakin

Vladimir Burmakin (born 6 June 1967) is a Russian chess Grandmaster.

In 1994 he came 3rd-5th in the Russian championship at Elista, with Sergei Rublevsky and Vasily Yemelin (Peter Svidler won, Mikhail Ulibin was second).

Burmakin played a great number of tournaments in Europe, winning or being equal first in the following:

• 1993  – Szeged – Balatonberény – Werfen (repeated in 1996)
• 1994  – Moscow – Graz (repeated in 1997 and 2001)
• 1995  – Chigorin Memorial in Saint Petersburg
• 1997  – Cappelle-la-Grande open (repeated in 2003)
• 1999  – Pula
• 2000  – Seefeld
• 2002  – Geneva – Pardubice – Zurich
• 2003  – Porto San Giorgio (repeated in 2006)
• 2004  – Schwäbisch Gmünd (repeated in 2005, 2006, and 2007) – Bad Wörishofen (repeated in 2006 and 2008) – Benasque
• 2005  – Schwarzach – Dordrecht, "Daniel Noteboom Memorial"
• 2006  – Le Touquet – Béthune (repeated in 2007) – Dos Hermanas
• 2007  – Bratto (repeated in 2008) – Albacete – Salou – Sitges
• 2008  – Benidorm – "BDO Premier" in Haarlem

Burmakin is an expert of the Caro-Kann defence, playing it almost invariably in his games against 1. e4; against 1. d4 he usually adopts the Slav defence.

His Elo rating at January 1, 2010 is 2590. He reached his peak rating in July 2009, with 2627 points.

External links

• FIDE rating card for Vladimir Burmakin
• Vladimir Burmakin's games at "Chessgames.com"