Vladimir Burmakin

In 1994 he tied for 3rd-5th places in the Russian championship at Elista, with Sergei Rublevsky and Vasily Yemelin (Peter Svidler won, Mikhail Ulibin was second).

Burmakin won or shared first place in several tournaments:

• 1993  – Szeged – Balatonberény – Werfen (repeated in 1996)
• 1994  – Moscow – Graz (repeated in 1997 and 2001)
• 1995  – Chigorin Memorial in Saint Petersburg
• 1997  – Cappelle-la-Grande open (repeated in 2003)
• 1999  – Pula
• 2000  – Seefeld
• 2002  – Geneva – Pardubice – Zurich
• 2003  – Porto San Giorgio (repeated in 2006)
• 2004  – Schwäbisch Gmünd (repeated in 2005, 2006, and 2007) – Bad Wörishofen (repeated in 2006 and 2008) – Benasque
• 2005  – Schwarzach – Dordrecht, "Daniel Noteboom Memorial"
• 2006  – Le Touquet – Béthune (repeated in 2007) – Dos Hermanas
• 2007  – Bratto (repeated in 2008) – Albacete – Salou – Sitges
• 2008  – Benidorm – "BDO Premier" in Haarlem

Burmakin played for Russia in the European Senior Team Chess Championship 2019 in the 50+ division. His team won the gold medal.[1]

Burmakin is an expert of the Caro-Kann defence, playing it almost invariably in his games against 1. e4; against 1. d4 he usually adopts the Chebanenko Variation of the Slav defence.

• Vladimir Burmakin games at 365Chess.com
• Vladimir Burmakin player profile and games at Chessgames.com
• Vladimir Burmakin FIDE rating history, 1987–2001 at Olimpbase.org