Sergei Shipov
| Sergei Shipov | |
|---|---|
| Country |
 Russia |
| Born |
April 17, 1966 Murom |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating | 2541 (March 2016) |
| Peak rating | 2662 (January 1999) |
Sergei Shipov (born April 17, 1966 in Murom) is a Russian chess grandmaster with a peak FIDE rating of 2662 (No. 23 in the world on the January 1999 list), chess journalist and author. He is the man behind the popular chess website Crestbook,[1] where, among other services, he provides online commentary to current chess events.
In 2006 he won the Midnight Sun Chess Challenge in Tromsø, Norway with a score of 7.5/9, half point ahead of Magnus Carlsen.[2]
Books
- Дамский Я., Шипов С. Последняя интрига века. Каспаров-Крамник. Лондон 2000, Москва 2000, ISBN 5-93815-008-6 (Russian)
- Шипов С., Еж. Хищники на шахматной доске, Москва 2004, ISBN 5-7905-2763-9 (Russian)
- Shipov, Sergey (2010). The Complete Hedgehog, Vol. 1. Mongoose Press. ISBN 978-0-9791482-1-7.
- Shipov, Sergey (2011). The Complete Hedgehog, Vol. 2. Mongoose Press. ISBN 978-1-9362772-2-3.
References
- ↑ "Crestbook шахматы онлайн".
- ↑ "Shipov wins Midnight Sun, Carlsen second". ChessBase. 2006-07-03. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
External links
- Sergei Shipov player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Sergei Shipov's chess related articles, interviews, commentary, and analysis translations in english
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