Boris Katalymov

Boris Katalymov
Boris Katalymov
	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	1 February 2013 (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.{{cite web}}: 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

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[1] "Ушёл из жизни Борис Каталымов". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2013. (in Russian)

[2] Crowther, Mark (26 November 1995). "The Week in Chess 59". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 29 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[3] "The risky Katalimov Sicilian". Retrieved 30 October 2013.

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