Alexei Chizhov

Alexei Chizhov
Personal information
Born (1964-10-15) October 15, 1964
Izhevsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Sport
CountryRussia
SportDraughts
RankGrandmaster (1988)
Achievements and titles
Highest world rankingNo. 1 (July 1992)[1]
Personal best2471 (July 2003, rating)[1]

Alexei Rudolfovich Chizhov (Russian: Алексей Рудольфович Чижов; born October 15, 1964, in Izhevsk, then part of Udmurtia, Russian SFSR[2]) is a Russian draughts player who has won the International Draughts World Championship ten times. His first world championship title was in 1988, and his most recent was in 2005. His eighth world championship title, in 1996, broke Isidore Weiss's record of seven world championship titles—a record which had stood for 87 years. USSR national champion (1990), Russian national champion (2016). In 2003, Chizhov headed the World Draughts Federation.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Chizhov Alexey".
  2. ^ "Oфициальный сайт города Ижевска". Archived from the original on 2013-02-17. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
  3. ^ Большая биографическая энциклопедия