Alex Shvartsman
| Alex Shvartsman | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 19, 1975 Odessa, Ukraine |
| Residence | Brooklyn, New York, USA |
| Nationality |
 American |
| Pro Tour debut | 1997 Pro Tour Los Angeles |
| Winnings | US$89,835[1] |
| Pro Tour wins (Top 8) | 0 (1)[2] |
| Grand Prix wins (Top 8) | 4 (21)[3] |
| Median Pro Tour Finish | 145 |
| Lifetime Pro Points | 232[4] |
| Planeswalker Level | 48 (Archmage) |
Alex Shvartsman (born 1975) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer and editor known primarily for humorous short stories. He won the WSFA Small Press Award for Short Fiction in 2014 for his short story "Explaining Cthulhu to Grandma" published in the InterGalactic Medicine Show magazine.
Alex Shvartsman is also an American Magic: The Gathering player. While having enjoyed only a moderate degree of success on the Pro Tour, he is one of the most successful Grand Prix players ever. With 21 appearances, Shvartsman held the record for most Grand Prix top eights for a long time, and is now third only to Olivier Ruel and Shuhei Nakamura, and tied with Yuuya Watanabe.
Bibliography
Full Length Books
- "Explaining Cthulhu to Grandma and Other Stories", UFO Publishing, 2015
- "H. G. Wells, Secret Agent", UFO Publishing, 2015
Selected short stories
- "Islands in the Sargasso", Galaxy's Edge, 2015
- "Burying Treasure", Chicks and Balances (Baen Books), 2015
- "He Who Watches", Fireside, 2015
- "The Golem of Deneb Seven", InterGalactic Medicine Show, 2014
- "The Keepsake Box", Daily Science Fiction, 2014
- "High-Tech Fairies and the Pandora Perplexity", InterGalactic Medicine Show, 2014
- "In the Wake of the Storm", Buzzy Magazine, 2013
- "The Rumination on What Isn't", Nature, 2013
- "The Tinker Bell Problem", Buzzy Magazine, 2013
- "Things We Leave Behind", Daily Science Fiction, 2013
- "Explaining Cthulhu to Grandma", InterGalactic Medicine Show, 2013
- "The Epistolary History", Nature, 2013
- "A Gnomish Gift", Weird Tales, 2013
- "Requiem for a Druid", Galaxy's Edge, 2013
- "The Miracle on Tau Prime", Daily Science Fiction, 2013
- "The Tell-Tale Ear", Nature, 2012
- "Nuclear Family", Kasma SF, 2012
- "Ravages of Time", Nature, 2012
- "A Shard Glows in Brooklyn", Buzzy Magazine 2012
- "The Take", Daily Science Fiction, 2012
- "Spidersong", Daily Science Fiction, 2011
- Link to complete bibliography.
As editor
- "Unidentified Funny Objects: An Anthology of Science Fiction & Fantasy Humor". United States: UFO Publishing, 2012.
- "Unidentified Funny Objects 2". United States: UFO Publishing, 2013.
- "Coffee: 14 Caffeinated Tales of the Fantastic". United States: UFO Publishing, 2013.
- "Dark Expanse: Surviving the Collapse". United States: Deorc Enterprise, 2014.
- "Unidentified Funny Objects 3". United States: UFO Publishing, 2014.
- "Funny Science Fiction". United States: UFO Publishing, 2015.
- "Unidentified Funny Objects 4". United States: UFO Publishing, 2015.
Magic: The Gathering Achievements
| Season | Event type | Location | Format | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998–99 | Grand Prix | Barcelona | Limited | 4–7 February 1999 | 2 |
| 1998–99 | Grand Prix | Taipei | 24–25 April 1999 | 7 | |
| 1999–00 | Grand Prix | Lisbon | 25–27 September 1999 | 6 | |
| 1999–00 | Grand Prix | Sao Paulo | Limited | 6–7 November 1999 | 4 |
| 1999–00 | Grand Prix | Tours | 26–27 November 1999 | 1 | |
| 1999–00 | Grand Prix | Seattle | Extended | 15–16 January 2000 | 5 |
| 1999–00 | Grand Prix | Madrid | Extended | 29–30 January 2000 | 3 |
| 1999–00 | Grand Prix | Taipei | Extended | 12–13 February 2000 | 3 |
| 1999–00 | Grand Prix | Cannes | Team Limited | 26–27 February 2000 | 2 |
| 1999-00 | Grand Prix | Nagoya | Team Limited | 22–23 April 2000 | 1 |
| 2000–01 | Invitational | Sydney | Special | 16–19 November 2000 | 6 |
| 2000–01 | Masters | Chicago | Booster Draft | 1–3 December 2000 | 3 |
| 2000–01 | Grand Prix | Rio de Janeiro | Sealed and Booster Draft | 10–11 March 2001 | 2 |
| 2001–02 | Pro Tour | New York | Team Limited | 7–9 September 2001 | 3 |
| 2001–02 | Grand Prix | Brisbane | Sealed and Booster Draft | 20–21 October 2001 | 3 |
| 2001–02 | Grand Prix | Curitiba | Extended | 8–9 December 2001 | 2 |
| 2001–02 | Grand Prix | Houston | Extended | 5–6 January 2002 | 6 |
| 2001–02 | Grand Prix | Lisbon | Extended | 19–20 January 2002 | 6 |
| 2001–02 | Grand Prix | Fukuoka | Sealed and Booster Draft | 16–17 February 2002 | 1 |
| 2001–02 | Grand Prix | Kuala Lumpur | Sealed and Booster Draft | 30–31 March 2002 | 5 |
| 2001–02 | Grand Prix | New Jersey | Team Limited | 29–30 June 2002 | 2 |
| 2002–03 | Masters | Houston | Booster Draft | 8–10 November 2002 | 5 |
| 2002–03 | Grand Prix | Pittsburgh | Team Limited | 31 May–1 June 2003 | 1 |
| 2002–03 | Grand Prix | Detroit | Block Constructed | 12–13 July 2003 | 4 |
| 2003–04 | Grand Prix | Washington D.C. | Team Limited | 17–18 April 2004 | 3 |
Last updated: 17 August 2009
Source: Wizards.com
References
- ↑ "Top 200 All-Time Money Leaders". Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved 2014-12-16.
- ↑ "Lifetime Pro Tour Top 8s". Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved 2014-12-16.
- ↑ "Lifetime Grand Prix Top 8s". Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved 2014-12-16.
- ↑ "Planeswalker Points (requires login)". Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved 2014-12-16.
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