| Vasily Yemelin | |
|---|---|
 Yemelin in Deizisau, 2011 | |
| Country | Russia |
| Born | February 1, 1976 Leningrad, Soviet Union |
| Title | Grandmaster (1994) |
| FIDE rating | 2526 (April 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2592 (July 2011) |
Vasily Yemelin (born 1 February 1976) is a Russian chess player. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 1994. Yemelin won the championship of Saint Petersburg three times, in 1993, 2002 and 2011. He participated in two Chess Olympiads, in 1994 and 1996, playing for Russia B team on both occasions. In 1994 he won the team bronze medal.
Chess career
Yemelin won the Wichern Open in 1999[1].He won the Rijeka Open in 2001.[2] In February 2007, he shared first place with Evgeny Najer in the Moscow Open scoring 7½/9 points. He finished second on tiebreak score.[3] One month later, Yemelin finished tied for first place with Wang Yue, Vugar Gashimov, David Arutinian and Yuri Drozdovskij in the Cappelle-la-Grande Open scoring 7/9 points. He ended in sixth place on tiebreak.[4] In 2009, Yemelin shared first place with Alexey Dreev in the Paul Keres Memorial Tournament in Tallinn, Estonia, held with the rapidplay time control.[5]
References
- ^ "Wichern op 5th 1999 - 365Chess.com Tournaments". www.365chess.com. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
- ^ Crowther, Mark (2001-12-10). "Rijeka Open". The Week in Chess. 370.
- ^ "Illya Nyzhnyk wins Group B in Moscow Open". ChessBase. 2007-02-07. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
- ^ "Wang Yue from China wins Cappelle la Grande". ChessBase. 2007-03-15. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
- ^ "Paehtz, Yemelin and Dreev Victorious at Paul Keres Memorial". Chessdom.2009-01-12. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
External links
- Vasily Yemelin rating card at FIDE
- Vasily Yemelin chess games at 365Chess.com
- Vasily Yemelin player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Vasily Yemelin Chess Olympiad record at OlimpBase.org
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