Boris Katalymov
Boris Katalymov | |
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![]() Katalymov at Bad Liebenzell in 1995 | |
Full name | Boris Nikolaevich Katalymov |
Country | Soviet Union → Kazakhstan |
Born | 13 June 1932 Lunga Maidan, Mordovian ASSR, Soviet Union |
Died | (aged 80) Almaty, Kazakhstan |
Title | International Master (1996) |
Peak rating | 2460 (July 1995) |
Boris Katalymov (Russian: Борис Николаевич Каталымов, romanized: Boris Nikolaevich Katalymov or Katalimov; 13 June 1932 – 1 February 2013) was a Soviet and later Kazakhstani chess player. He was awarded the title of International Master by FIDE in 1996. Katalymov was multiple times champion of Kazakhstan.[1] He took the silver medal in the 1995 World Senior Chess Championship, held in Bad Liebenzell, Germany.[2] The Katalymov Variation of the Sicilian Defence is named after him.[3][better source needed]. Boris Nikolaevich spent his later years teaching chess to young children and teenagers at the 'School Palace' in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
References[]
- ^ "Ушёл из жизни Борис Каталымов". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2013. (in Russian)
- ^ Crowther, Mark (26 November 1995). "The Week in Chess 59". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "The risky Katalimov Sicilian". Retrieved 30 October 2013.
External links[]
- Boris Katalymov player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Boris N. Katalymov chess games at 365Chess.com
- Boris N. Katalymov FIDE rating history at OlimpBase.org
Categories:
- 1932 births
- 2013 deaths
- Kazakhstani chess players
- Soviet chess players
- Chess International Masters
- Asian chess biography stubs
- Kazakhstani sportspeople stubs