Vasily Papin
| Vasily Papin | |
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 Vasily Papin at the Australasian Masters GM tournament in Melbourne 2013. | |
| Country |  Russia |
| Born | September 21, 1988 Moscow, Russia |
| Title | Grandmaster (2011) |
| FIDE rating | 2477 (November 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2583 (September 2011) |
Vasily Viktorovich Papin (Russian: Василий Викторович Папин; born 21 September 1988, in Moscow) is a Russian chess Grandmaster.
Chess career
[edit]In his younger years, Papin competed in numerous national and international junior tournaments including the European Youth Chess Championship, the World Youth Chess Championship, and the World Junior Chess Championship in Istanbul 2005. He finished third in the U-12 European Youth Chess Championship in Kallithea 2000.[1] He scored 8/8 to win a junior event in Rybinsk 2004.[2]
Papin won the Orienta IM in Moscow 2004/05, finished equal first in the Rostov-on-Don Regional Championship 2005, won the Rybinsk Open 2005, finished equal first in the Azov Cup open 2007, and finished third in the Dubna GM 2007.[3][4][5][6][7]
Papin participated in the European Individual Chess Championship in 2008, 2010, 2011, and 2012.[1]
In 2009, Papin finished equal second in the Doroshkevich Memorial Open in Belorechensk, won the Rostov-on-Don Regional Championship, and won the Peaceful Atom open in Volgodonsk.[8][9][10]
In 2010, Papin finished third in the 64th Moscow Blitz Chess Championship, won the Nizhny Don Cup in Azov, jointly won the Mirny Atom in Volgodonsk, won the 5th Dvorkovich Memorial Open in Taganrog, and finished fifth in the 11th World University Chess Championship in Zurich.[11][12][13][14][15][16]
Papin was awarded the Grandmaster title in February 2011 for his results in the 7th N.K.Aratovsky Memorial 2007 Open in Saratov, and the 2009 and 2010 M.Chigorin Memorial tournaments in Saint Petersburg.[17]
During 2011, Papin jointly won the 6th Dvorkovich Memorial Open in Taganrog and finished equal second in The 26th Summer Universiade in Shenzhen.[18][19] He won the 2012 Moscow Open F Tournament for students, won the 2013 New Caledonia International Open in Nouméa, and finished equal first in the 2013 Australasian Masters GM tournament in Melbourne.[20][21][22][23][24][25][26]
He finished equal first in the 2014 "Taça Cuca SA" International Open in Luanda.[27]
Papin has played in the Icelandic Team Championship and has represented SV1930 Hockenheim in the German chess Bundesliga. His highest ever FIDE rating was 2583 in September 2011. In recent years, he has been a frequent visitor to Australia and participated in a number of Australian Chess Tournaments,including Australian Masters and Australian Open Championships.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Big Database 2013, ChessBase GmbH
- ^ Rybinsk 2004 Children FIDE Tournament Report, ratings.fide.com
- ^ Orienta 2004/05 Intl. FIDE Tournament Report, ratings.fide.com
- ^ Rostov-on-Don Region Ch. FIDE Tournament Report, ratings.fide.com
- ^ Rybinsk 2005 Open FIDE Tournament Report, ratings.fide.com
- ^ Azov Cup 2007 open FIDE Tournament Report, ratings.fide.com
- ^ Dubna GM-Intl tmnt FIDE Tournament Report, ratings.fide.com
- ^ Doroshkevich Memorial FIDE Tournament Report, ratings.fide.com
- ^ Rostov-on-Don region Chmp. 2009 open FIDE Tournament Report, ratings.fide.com
- ^ Peaceful Atom 2009 open FIDE Tournament Report, ratings.fide.com
- ^ 64th Moscow Blitz Championship Report by WGM Yana Melnikova, ChessBase News
- ^ Nizhny Don Cup 2010 open FIDE Tournament Report, ratings.fide.com
- ^ Mirny Atom 2010 FIDE Tournament Report, ratings.fide.com
- ^ 5th V.Y.Dvorkovich Memorial 2010 open FIDE Tournament Report, ratings.fide.com
- ^ World University Chess Championship 2010 ChessBase News
- ^ 2010 WUC Chess Update Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine International University Sports Federation
- ^ Vasily Papin GM Title Application FIDE 1st Quarter Presidential Board Meeting 2011, 4-5 February 2011, Antalya, TUR
- ^ 6th V.Y.Dvorkovich Memorial 2011 open FIDE Tournament Report, ratings.fide.com
- ^ The 26th Summer Universiade Individual Men FIDE Tournament Report, ratings.fide.com
- ^ Moscow Open 2012 F FIDE Tournament Report, ratings.fide.com
- ^ Vasily Papin won RSSU Student Cup 2012 Moscow Open website
- ^ Tournoi International de Nouvelle Calédonie FIDE Tournament Report, ratings.fide.com
- ^ Vasily Papin wins New Caledonia Open Report by Luis Sanchez Botella, ChessBase News
- ^ GM Vasily Papin convincing in New Caledonia International Chess Open, www.chessdom.com
- ^ Australasian Masters GM tournament FIDE Tournament Report, ratings.fide.com
- ^ Australian Masters 2013 Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information susanpolgar.blogspot.com
- ^ XII Torneio Internacional "Taça Cuca SA" FIDE Tournament Report, ratings.fide.com
External links
[edit]- Vasily Papin player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Vasily Papin chess games 365chess.com
- Vasily Papin Player Profile on www.rostovchess.ru (Russian)