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Alexander Rustemov

Alexander Rustemov is a Russian chess grandmaster and trainer. He gained the grandmaster title in 1998 and finished second in the 2000 Russian Chess Championship. Rustemov is an experienced internet blitz player, having played the Dutch grandmaster Loek van Wely in a 137-game blitz match on the ICC, the final score of which was 67½–71½ to van Wely. He is part of the Schachverein Wattenscheid chess club. In recent years, Rustemov has been living in Belarus.

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Alexander Rustemov
Personal information
Born (1973-07-06) July 6, 1973
Chess career
CountryRussia
TitleGrandmaster (1998)
FIDE rating2525 (July 2026)
Peak rating2625 (April 2001)
Peak rankingNo. 61 (April 2001)

Alexander Rustemov (Russian: Александр Рустемов; born July 6, 1973) is a Russian chess grandmaster and trainer. He gained the grandmaster title in 1998 and finished second in the 2000 Russian Chess Championship. Rustemov is an experienced internet blitz player, having played the Dutch grandmaster Loek van Wely in a 137-game blitz match on the ICC, the final score of which was 67½–71½ to van Wely.1 He is part of the Schachverein Wattenscheid chess club.2 In recent years, Rustemov has been living in Belarus.

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  1. Savinov, Misha (2005-08-09). "Interview with Alexander Rustemov" (PDF). Chesscafe. Retrieved 2013-04-18.
  2. "Александр Рустемов". chess-db.com. Archived from the original on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2013-04-18.
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