Sergei Shipov

Quick Facts

Intro

Russian chess player

A.K.A.

Sergey Yuryevich Shipov

Places

Russia

Chess player Journalist

Work field

Journalism Sports

Gender

Male

Birth

17 April 1966 People who share this birthday

Place of birth

Murom, Vladimir Oblast, Russia

Age

58 years

The details (from wikipedia)

Biography

Sergei Shipov (born April 17, 1966 in Murom) is a Russian chess grandmaster with a peak FIDE rating of 2662 (No. 23 in the world on the January 1999 list), chess journalist and author. He is the man behind the popular chess website Crestbook, where, among other services, he provides online commentary to current chess events.

In 2006 he won the Midnight Sun Chess Challenge in Tromsø, Norway with a score of 7.5/9, half point ahead of Magnus Carlsen.

Books

Дамский Я., Шипов С. Последняя интрига века. Каспаров-Крамник. Лондон 2000, Москва 2000, ISBN 5-93815-008-6 (Russian)
Шипов С., Еж. Хищники на шахматной доске, Москва 2004, ISBN 5-7905-2763-9 (Russian)

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