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Alexei Bezgodov

Russian chess grandmaster and writer

Alexei Mikhailovich Bezgodov
Full name	Alexei Mikhailovich Bezgodov
Country	Russia
Born	(1969-06-30) 30 June 1969 (age 54)
Title	Grandmaster (1999)
FIDE rating	2406 (April 2024)
Peak rating	2576 (July 1999)^[1]

Alexei Mikhailovich Bezgodov (Russian: Алексей Михайлович Безгодов; born 30 June 1969)^[1] is a Russian chess grandmaster and writer.^[2]

Chess career

Bezgodov won the 1993 Russian Chess Championship.^[3] He finished second in the 1995 Chigorin Memorial.^[4] He gained the Grandmaster title in 1999,^[2] and the same year he was the joint winner of the 1999 Ukrainian Chess Championship.^[5] (He did not obtain the title of Chess Champion of Ukraine, since he was Russian.) In December that year, he finished second in the Russian Chess Championship, after losing to Konstantin Sakaev 3–1 in the final.^[6]

Bezgodov played on the second board of the team Russia "D" in the 39th Chess Olympiad (2010), scoring 7/10 (+5−1=4).^[7] In the Chess World Cup 2011, Bezgodov was eliminated in the first round by Nikita Vitiugov, who beat him 4–2.^[8] Bezgodov qualified as one of the four nominees of the local Organising Committee.^[9]

Books

Challenging the Sicilian with 2.a3!?. Chess Stars, Sofia. 2004. ISBN 954-8782-375.
The Extreme Caro–Kann: Attacking Black with 3.f3. New In Chess. 2014. ISBN 978-90-5691-469-1.
The Liberated Bishop Defence: A Surprising and Complete Black Repertoire against 1.d4. New In Chess. 2015. ISBN 978-90-5691-547-6.
The Art of the Tarrasch Defence: Strategies, Techniques and Surprising Ideas. New In Chess. 2017. ISBN 9789056917685
Defend Like Petrosian: What You Can Learn From TIgran Petrosian's Extraordinary Defensive Skills. New In Chess. 2020. ISBN 978-90-5691-923-8

References

^ ^a ^b Bartelski, Wojciech & Co. "FIDE Rating List July 1999". OlimpBase. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Bezgodov, Alexei FIDE Chess Profile". FIDE. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
^ "[Untitled]". Russian Chess Base. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
^ Hurst, Sarah (1995). "Locals dominate chess tournament". F&P Friends and Partners. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
^ "Campionati nazionali dell'Ukraina" (in Italian). Home page di Claudio Sericano. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
^ Wachelka, Artur. "52nd Russian Chess Championship in Samara". ChessAge.com. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
^ Bartelski, Wojciech & Co. "Men's Chess Olympiads :: Alexei Bezgodov". OlimpBase. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
^ "World Chess Cup 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk » Results". ugrasport.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
^ "FIDE has announced qualifiers for the World Cup 2011". ChessBase News. 15 July 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2013.