Pavel Tregubov
Pavel Vladimirovich Tregubov (Russian: Па́вел Влади́мирович Трегу́бов; born 21 December 1971) is a Russian chess player. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 1994. Tregubov was European champion in 2000.
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Full name | Pavel Vladimirovich Tregubov |
Country | Russia |
Born | 21 December 1971 |
Title | Grandmaster (1994) |
FIDE rating | 2560 (February 2021) |
Peak rating | 2658 (July 2008) |
He is one of the founders of the Association of Chess Professionals (ACP),[1] for which he is currently the ACP Tour director.[2] Tregubov previously served as president,[3] treasurer[4] and board director.[5]
Career
Tregubov won the Corsica Masters tournament in 1997.[6] In 1999 he tied for first place with Simen Agdestein and Mikhail Gurevich in the Cappelle-la-Grande Open. Tregubov won the inaugural European Individual Chess Championship in 2000 in Saint-Vincent scoring 8 points out from 11 games.[7] He is also the winner of the 4th Pivdenny Bank Chess Cup, held in 2008.[8] The following year, Tregubov competed in the FIDE World Cup, from which he was eliminated in the first round after losing to Varuzhan Akobian by 7-9. In October 2011 he tied for 3rd–15th in the open section of the 15th Corsican Circuit.[9]
Tregubov is one of the major practitioners of the Sicilian Taimanov Variation.
Personal life
In 2015 Pavel Tregubov married Alexandra Kosteniuk.[10]
Notable games
- Pavel Tregubov vs Rustam Kasimdzhanov, FIDE World Ch 2000, Slav Defense: Czech Variation (D17), 1-0
- Boris Kantsler vs Pavel Tregubov, EU Clubs Cup 2003, Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Smith-Morra Declined (B22), 0-1
- Pavel Tregubov vs Andrew Greet, EU Club Cup 2006, Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Nimzowitsch Variation (E15), 1-0
References
- "ACP Board Members" (PDF). ACP. 2015.
- Peterson, Macauley (2019-03-14). "ACP elects new, larger, governing board". Chess News. ChessBase. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- "First ACP World Rapid in Odessa". Chess News. 2006-10-21. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
- "New ACP emerges with lofty goals and new events". ChessBase. 2012-03-17. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- "Theodoros Tsorbatzoglou. Individual candidate for ECU board member". Chessdom. 2010-08-12. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
- "Rustam Kasimdzhanov wins Corsica Masters". ChessBase. 2006-11-09. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- Anton Gubanov. "European Men Championship, Saint Vincent, 2000". Ruschess.com. Archived from the original on 2008-07-20. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
- "4th Pivdenny Cup for Tregubov". Chessvibes.com. 2008-06-02. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
- "15th Corsican Circuit – final Anand vs Mamedyarov on Monday". ChessBase. 2011-10-31. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
- "Alexandra Kosteniuk Marries Pavel Tregubov". chess-news.ru. 2015-08-08. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
External links
- Pavel V Tregubov games at 365Chess.com
- Pavel Tregubov player profile and games at Chessgames.com