Alexander Huzman
| Alexander Huzman | |
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| Country | Israel |
| Born | April 10, 1962 Zhitomir,Soviet Union (now Zhytomyr, Ukraine) |
| Title | Grandmaster(1991) |
| FIDErating | 2536(September 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2607 (July 2011) |
Alexander Huzman(born 10 April 1962) is an Israeli (formerly Soviet)chessGrandmasterand trainer.
Career
[edit]He played in severalUkrainian championships.In 1985, he took 6th in Uzhgorod. In 1986, he tied for 4-5th in Kyiv. In 1987, he took 6th in Mykolaiv. In 1989, he tied for 8-9th in Kherson. In 1990, he tied for 5-7th in Simferopol.[1]
Huzman, who isJewish,moved to Israel in 1992.[2]
He represented Israel five times inChess Olympiads.[3]
- In 1996, at first reserve board at the32nd Chess OlympiadinYerevan(+3 –1 =5);
- In 2000, at second reserve board at the34th Chess OlympiadinIstanbul(+1 –1 =4);
- In 2002, at second reserve board at the35th Chess OlympiadinBled(+4 –0 =4);
- In 2004, at first reserve board at the36th Chess OlympiadinCalvià(+4 –1 =3);
- In 2006, at first reserve board at the37th Chess OlympiadinTurin(+3 –0 =4).[4]
In 1999, he tied for 5-6th withBoris AvrukhinTel Aviv(Boris Gelfand,Ilia Smirin,andLev Psakhiswon). In 2000, he tied for 1st-2nd with Avrukh inBielOpen (Avrukh won a final blitz game). In 2003 during the European Clubs Cup inCrete,he scored an upset win overGarry Kasparovafter Kasparov made a rare blunder.[5]In 2004, he took 6th inBeer ShevaRapid (Viktor Korchnoiwon). In 2005, he took 3rd inMontreal(Victor Mikhalevskiwon).
Huzman has trained Canadian GrandmasterMark Bluvshtein,with success, and seconded top playerBoris Gelfand.
References
[edit]- ^"Title Unknown".Archived fromthe originalon 2009-10-27.
- ^"Archived item".Archived from the original on 2006-02-10.Retrieved2013-08-18.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^OlimpBase Men's Chess Olympiads Alexander Huzman
- ^Huzman, Alexanderteam chess record at olimpbase.org
- ^"Alexander Huzman vs Garry Kasparov (2003) Oh the Huzmanity!".
External links
[edit]- Alexander Huzmanplayer profile and games atChessgames.com