Evgeny Agrest
| Evgeny Agrest | |
|---|---|
 at the Dresden Olympiad, 2008 | |
| Country |
Soviet Union Russia Sweden[1] |
| Born |
August 15, 1966 Vitebsk, Belarusian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Title | Grandmaster (1997) |
| FIDE rating | 2592 (April 2016) |
| Peak rating | 2616 (January 2004) |
Evgeny Agrest (born 15 August 1966 in Vitebsk) is a Soviet-born Swedish chess grandmaster (1997).
In 1994, he graduated with a degree in Economics and in the same year emigrated to Sweden. He is four-time Swedish champion (1998, 2001, 2003, and 2004), and thrice Nordic champion (2001 jointly with Artur Kogan,[2] 2003 jointly with Curt Hansen,[3] and 2005[4]). He played for Sweden in the Chess Olympiads of 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2014.[5]
Agrest has been Nils Grandelius's trainer since 2013.[6]
Agrest is married to Woman International Master (WIM) Svetlana Agrest.
Books
- Delchev, Aleksander; Agrest, Evgenij (2011). The Safest Grünfeld. Chess Stars. ISBN 978-954-8782-81-4.
References
- ↑ Evgenij Agrest FIDE rating history, 1990-2001 at OlimpBase.org
- ↑ Nordic Championships 2001
- ↑ Nordisk Mesterskab 2003
- ↑ Nordic Championship 2005
- ↑ Evgenij Agrest team chess record at OlimpBase.org
- ↑ "Interview with Evgenij Agrest: “First we take Abu Dhabi then the chess world” - Chessdom". www.chessdom.com. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
External links
- Evgenij Agrest chess games at 365Chess.com
- Evgenij Agrest player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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