Sergei Makarichev
Sergei Makarichev, Amsterdam 1975
Full nameSergei Yuryevic Makarichev
CountryRussia
Born (1953-11-17) November 17, 1953
Moscow, Soviet Union
TitleGrandmaster (1977)
FIDE rating2520 (January 2024) (inactive since July 1999)
Peak rating2550 (January 1991)[1]

Sergei Yuryevic Makarichev (Russian: Серге́й Юрьевич Макарычев; born November 17, 1953) is a Russian chess player, who gained the Grandmaster title in 1976.

Background

In 1974 he won the European Junior Chess Championship in Groningen. Makarichev gained the title of International Master in 1974 and became a Grandmaster in 1976.[2] His highest FIDE rating was 2550 in January 1991, which places him 84th in the world at that time. His best world ranking was 61st, in July 1983. He has not been an active player since July 1999.[1]

Makarichev is a noted chess trainer. He was Anatoly Karpov's second in the 1985 World Championship, Garry Kasparov's second in the 1993 PCA World Championship, and became a FIDE Senior Trainer in 2007.[3] Alongside his wife, he has also presented chess programs on the Russian channel NTV Plus Sport.[4]

He also presents chess games and analysis on his Russian-language YouTube channel, Makarychev Chess. He currently resides in the USA.

Notable tournament results

References

  1. 1 2 "Olimpbase ratings". Retrieved 5 November 2009.
  2. ↑ "Chessgames.com profile". Retrieved 5 November 2009.
  3. ↑ "FIDE Senior Trainers". Retrieved 5 November 2009.
  4. ↑ chessbase.com (21 September 2005). "Chess on TV". Retrieved 5 November 2009.
  5. ↑ Whyld, Ken (1986). Guinness Chess - the Records. Guinness Books. p. 82. ISBN 0-85112-455-0.
  6. ↑ Whyld, Ken (1986). Guinness Chess - the Records. Guinness Books. p. 106. ISBN 0-85112-455-0.
  7. ↑ Robert Byrne, New York Times (1 November 1992). "Tal Memorial 1992". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
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