Vladimir Kirpichnikov

Vladimir Kirpichnikov
Country	Latvia
Born	(1948-07-04) July 4, 1948 Riga, Latvia
Title	National Master
FIDE rating	2380 (November 2011)
Peak rating	2490 (January 1975)

Vladimir Kirpichnikov (Latvian: Vladimirs Kirpičņikovs; Russian: Владимир Кирпичников; July 4, 1948, Riga, Latvia) is a Latvian chess master who won the Latvian Chess Championship in 1974.

Chess career

Vladimir Kirpichnikov started to play chess at the age of 10. He achieved Soviet chess master title in 1968. In 1974 he shared first place with Juzefs Petkēvičs in Latvian Chess Championship and later both were declared champions.^[1] In 1977 he won the Latvian master national tournament^[2] and participated in the next year international tournament in Jūrmala.^[3] Vladimir Kirpichnikov played for Latvia in Soviet Team chess championships:^[4]

• In 1967, at boy board in the 10th Soviet Team chess championship in Moscow (+1 −2 =6);
• In 1975, at seventh board in the 13th Soviet Team chess championship in Riga (+0 −1 =4).

Vladimir Kirpichnikov played for Latvian team "Daugava" in Soviet Team chess cup:^[5]

• In 1968, at second boy board in the 6th Soviet Team chess cup in Riga (+4 −4 =3);
• In 1971, at fifth board in the 7th Soviet Team chess cup in Rostov-on-Don 4 from 6 (third place at board);
• In 1974, at third board in the 8th Soviet Team chess cup in Moscow (+3 −1 =5);
• In 1976, at third board in the 9th Soviet Team chess cup in Tbilisi (+0 −4 =2).

References

External links

• Vladimir Kirpichnikov rating card at FIDE
• Vladimir Kirpichnikov  player profile at chessgames.com
• Vladimir Kirpichnikov  player profile at 365chess.com
• Vladimir Kirpichnikov  player profile at chesstempo.com
• Žuravļevs, N.; Dulbergs, I.; Kuzmičovs, G. (1980), Latvijas šahistu jaunrade, Rīga, Avots., pp. 36 – 38 (in Latvian).