Alexei Chizhov
Russian draughts player
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| Intro | Russian draughts player | |
| Places | Russia | |
| is | Draughts player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 16 October 1964, Izhevsk | |
| Age | 60 years |
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Alexei Chizhov (Russian: Алексей Чижов, born 16 October 1964, in Izhevsk, Udmurtia, Russian SFSR) is a Russian who has been the ten-time world champion in international draughts. His first world champion title was in 1988 and his most recent was in 2005. He has won more world championships than any player since Isidore Weiss (including) almost a century ago. In 2003 he headed the World Draughts federation.