Alexander Lastin
| Alexander Lastin | |
|---|---|
| Country | Russia |
| Born | 30 November 1976 Arkhangelsk,Russian SFSR,Soviet Union |
| Died | 23 January 2015(aged 38) Zheleznovodsk,Russia |
| Title | Grandmaster(1997) |
| Peak rating | 2659 (January 2010) |
| Peak ranking | No. 47 (October 2000) |
Alexander Lastin(Russian:Александр Ластин;30 November 1976 – 23 January 2015) was a Russian chess player. He was awarded the title ofGrandmasterbyFIDEin 1997.
Lastin was born inArkhangelskand at three years old he moved toZheleznovodsk.[1]In 2001 he tied for first withAlexander Motylevin theRussian Chess Championshipand finished second on tiebreak.[2]Lastin won it in 2002.[3]
Lastin competed in theFIDE World Chess Championship 2002,where he was eliminated byZhang Zhongin round two, after knocking outOgnjen Cvitanin the first. At theFIDE World Chess Championship 2004he reached the third round, where he lost toHikaru Nakamuraand therefore was eliminated from the tournament. In March 2005 Lastin finished second at theMoscowOpen.[4]Later that year, he placed equal second (third on tiebreak) in the 9thVoronezhOpen.[5]and won the 7thKubanChampionship - Stepanov Memorial inSochi.[6]
Lastin took clear first place in the Moscow Open 2006 scoring 7½ points out of 9.[7]In June 2007 he won the V.K.Doroshkevich Memorial tournament inBelorechensk.[8]He tied for first in 2008[9]and in 2009.[10]In the 2007 Voronezh Open he tied for first, placing second on tiebreak.[11]
In 2008 he tied for 1st–8th places withNigel Short,Vadim Milov,Aleksej Aleksandrov,Tamaz Gelashvili,Baadur Jobava,Gadir GuseinovandFarid Abbasovin the President's Cup inBaku.[12]At the Moscow Open 2008 he tied for second, finishing fifth on countback.[13] In September 2008 Lastin placed fourth in the Russian Championship Higher League[14]and qualified for the Superfinal of the Russian Championship, where he scored 5/11.[15]In 2013 Lastin won theDombayOpen edging out Artur Gabrielian on tiebreak.[16][17]
He died on 23 January 2015 in Zheleznovodsk.[18]
Notable games
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Russian Championship Higher League 2009,Round 4[19]
Ian Nepomniachtchi(2632) vs.Alexander Lastin(2648)
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qc2 Nc6 9. a3 Be7 10. Bd3 Bf6 11. Be3 h6 12. Ne4 Qa5+ 13. Ke2 O-O 14. Rac1 Bd7 15. Nc5 Qc7 16. Qd2 Rfd8 17. Bb1 Be8 18. Qd3 Nf4+ 19. Bxf4 Qxf4 20. Qh7+ Kf8 21. Nd3 Nxd4+ 22. Nxd4 Qxd4 23. Rc7 Rd7 24. Rhc1 Rad8 25. Kf1 Qd6 26. Rxd7 Bxd7 27. Kg1 Bb5 28. Rd1 Bxb2 29. h3 Bf6 30. Nb2 Qc7 31. Rxd8+ Qxd8 32. Bd3 Bc6 33. Nc4 Qd4 34. Bf1 Qc5 35. Qh8+ Ke7 36. Qc8 Bd4 37. Qc7+ Bd7 38. Qxb7 Bxf2+ 39. Kh1 Bg3 40. Qb2 f6 41. Nd2 Bc6 42. Nf3 Qf2 43. Qb4+ Bd6 0-1
References
[edit]- ^Tomilova, Elena (23 February 2015)."Since you're gone..."Chess Federation of Russia(in Russian).Archivedfrom the original on 2015-02-23.Retrieved2019-09-29.
- ^Schipkov, Boris."54th Russian Chess Championship, Elista 2001".Chess Siberia.Retrieved1 October2015.
- ^Crowther, Mark (2002-09-16)."The Week in Chess 410: Russian Chess Championships".London Chess Center.Retrieved2009-10-08.
- ^Crowther, Mark (7 March 2005)."TWIC 539: Moscow Open 2005".The Week in Chess.Retrieved1 October2015.
- ^Crowther, Mark (27 June 2005)."TWIC 555: 9th Chess Festival Voronezh".The Week in Chess.Retrieved1 October2015.
- ^"7 Kuban Ch.Stepanov Mem".Archive. Tournament report January 2006.FIDE.Retrieved1 October2015.
- ^"International festival" Moscow Open 2006 "".Russian Chess Federation.Retrieved1 October2015.
- ^Crowther, Mark (16 July 2007)."TWIC 662: V.K.Doroshkevich Memorial".The Week in Chess.Retrieved1 October2015.
- ^Doroshkevich Memorial - Southem FR Chmp. 2008Archive. Tournament report July 2008. FIDE
- ^SouthFR Chmp. 2009 open - Doroshkevich MemorialArchive. Tournament report July 2009. FIDE
- ^Crowther, Mark (16 July 2007)."TWIC 659: V.K.Doroshkevich Memorial".The Week in Chess.Retrieved1 October2015.
- ^"FIDE Archive. Tournament report July 2008: President's Cup, 2008".FIDE.Retrieved17 December2011.
- ^"Artyom Timofeev wins Moscow Open 2008".ChessBase. 10 February 2008.Retrieved1 October2015.
- ^Polgar, Susan (14 September 2008)."Timofeev Wins Russian HL Championship".Chess Daily News.Retrieved1 October2015.
- ^Crowther, Mark (20 October 2008)."TWIC 728: Russian Championship".The Week in Chess.Retrieved1 October2015.
- ^Crowther, Mark (28 October 2013)."TWIC 990: Dombai Open 2013".The Week in Chess.Retrieved1 October2015.
- ^"Artur Gabrielian shares first-second positions at Dombai tournament".Armenpress.
- ^"Alexander Lastin Has Passed Away".Chess-News.ru.23 January 2015.Retrieved23 January2015.
- ^"Nepomniachtchi, Ian vs Lastin, Alexander, 0-1".Chessgames.com.Retrieved2015-10-01.
External links
[edit]- Alexander Lastingames at 365Chess.com
- Alexander Lastinplayer profile and games atChessgames.com
- Alexander Lastinteam chess record at Olimpbase.org
- Alexander Lastinmember profile at theInternet Chess Club