Viktor Gavrikov
| Viktor Gavrikov | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Viktor Nikolaevich Gavrikov |
| Country |
Soviet Union Lithuania Switzerland (1993-1997)[1] |
| Born |
29 July 1957 Criuleni, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died |
27 April 2016 (aged 58)[2] Burgas, Bulgaria |
| Title | Grandmaster (1984) |
| Peak rating | 2605 (July 1995)[1] |
Viktor Nikolaevich Gavrikov (Russian: Виктор Николаевич Гавриков; 29 July 1957 in Criuleni, Moldova – 27 April 2016 in Burgas, Bulgaria) was a Lithuanian-Swiss chess Grandmaster.[3]
Gavrikov shared first place with Gintautas Piešina in the 1978 Lithuanian Chess Championship in Vilnius. He jointly won the 52nd Soviet Chess Championship with Mikhail Gurevich and Alexander Chernin in Riga in 1985, and tied for second place in the 1986 event, won by Vitaly Tseshkovsky.[3]
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, he emigrated to Switzerland.[3] He won the Grandmaster Tournament of the Biel Chess Festival in 1994, and the Swiss Chess Championship at Arosa in 1996.[3] He shared first place with Viktorija Čmilytė in the Lithuanian Championship in 2000.
Gavrikov was awarded the GM title in 1984.
Gavrikov spent the last years of his life in Bulgaria.[3]
References
- 1 2 Viktor Gavrikov FIDE rating history, 1980-2001 at OlimpBase.org
- ↑ "GM Viktor Gavrikov passes away". Chessdom.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "GM Viktor Gavrikov died in Burgas". Chessbase. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
External links
- Viktor Gavrikov rating card at FIDE
- Viktor Gavrikov player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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