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Albert Kapengut
View on WikipediaAlbert Zinovievich Kapengut (born 4 July 1944, in Kazan, Tatarstan)[1] is a Soviet chess master (since 1962). A holder of the International Master title, he is best known as a respected teacher, theoretician, writer, and member of the successful student Olympiad teams of the 1960s.
Key Information
When living in Belarus, Kapengut won championship of Minsk (1961)[2] and several Belarus championships: 1962, 1968, 1969, 1970 (joint), 1976, 1977, and 1978. He finished 10th in his first Soviet Championship in 1971, ahead of many high-calibre masters such as Anatoly Lein, Efim Geller, Rafael Vaganian, and Vladimir Tukmakov.
He was the coach of GM Mikhail Tal, GM Boris Gelfand, and GM Yury Shulman among others.[3] After 2000 Kapengut has been a permanent resident of the USA, and since 28 April 2008 he plays for the US Chess Federation.[4]
Notes and references
[edit]- ^ Gaige, Jeremy (1987), Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography, McFarland, p. 203, ISBN 0-7864-2353-6
- ^ "О послевоенных чемпионатах Минска по шахматам (1946-1960)". July 2016.
- ^ "Chessdom - Varuzhan Akobian - Yury Shulman match". Archived from the original on 2020-07-25.
- ^ "FIDE Player transfers". Archived from the original on 2020-07-25. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
External links
[edit]- Albert Z Kapengut rating card at FIDE
- Albert Z Kapengut player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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