Anatoly Vaisser(born 5 March 1949) is a Soviet-born Frenchchessplayer. Awarded the titleGrandmasterby FIDE in 1985, he is four-time world seniors' champion.
| Anatoly Vaisser | |
|---|---|
 Anatoly Vaisser, 2016 at World Seniors inMariánské Lázně | |
| Country |  France |
| Born | March 5, 1949 Almaty,Kazakh SSR,Soviet Union |
| Title | Grandmaster(1985) |
| FIDErating | 2452(December 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2595 (January 1998) |
Biography and career
editVaisser was born inAlmaty,Kazakhstan(then Soviet Union). In 1982 he won theRussian Chess Championship.[1]FIDE awarded him the titles ofInternational Master(IM) in 1982 and Grandmaster (GM) in 1985.
Vaisser shared first place withEvgeny Sveshnikovat the Chigorin Memorial inSochiin 1983,[2]tied for 2nd–3rd withViswanathan Anand,behindIstván Csom,atNew Delhiin 1987, and took second, behindVladimir Malaniuk,atBudapestin 1989. He tied for first in theCappelle-la-Grande Opentwice: in 1987 withAnthony KostenandJonny Hector,and in 1991 withMatthew Sadler.
Since 1991, Vaisser hasrepresentedFrance. He won theFrench championshipatNarbonne1997,[1]and was twice runner-up (1996 and 2001).[3]
Vaisser played twice for France in theChess Olympiadsof:
- 1998, on the fourth board at the33rd Chess OlympiadinElista(+2 −1 =4);
- 2002, on the second reserve board at the35th Chess OlympiadinBled(+2 −3 =1).
Vaisser has won theWorld Senior Chess Championshipin 2010, 2013,[4]and, since the seniors' championships has been split into two divisions, also in 2014 and 2016 in the 65+ age category.[5][6][7]
Notable games
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^abCapece, Adolivio (2011-11-17)."Interview with GM Anatoly Vaisser, 2010 World Senior Champion".Chessdom.Retrieved2017-10-31.
- ^Sochi Chigorin mem, Sochi 1983,365chess
- ^"Auxerre 1996 - 71ème championnat de France".Heritage des Echecs Francais(in French).Retrieved23 December2017.
- ^"Yelena Ankudinova and Anatoly Vaisser are FIDE World Senior Champions".Chessdom.2013-11-24.Archivedfrom the original on 2013-11-27.Retrieved2019-10-17.
- ^Silver, Albert (2014-11-13)."World Senior brings back legends".Chess News.ChessBase.Retrieved2019-10-17.
- ^Crowther, Mark (2014-10-24)."World Seniors 2014".The Week in Chess.Retrieved2019-10-17.
- ^"World Senior Chess Championship in Marienbad knows its winners".old.fide.2016-12-01.Archivedfrom the original on 2019-10-17.Retrieved2019-10-17.
External links
edit- Anatoly Vaisserrating card atFIDE
- Anatoly Vaisserchess games at 365Chess
- Anatoli Vasserplayer profile and games atChessgames
- Anatoly VaisserChess Olympiad record at OlimpBase.org
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