Oleg Chernikov

Oleg Chernikov
Personal information
Born(1936-10-15)October 15, 1936
Gorky, Soviet Union
DiedFebruary 6, 2015(2015-02-06) (aged 78)
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Chess career
CountrySoviet Union (until 1991)
Russia (after 1991)
TitleGrandmaster (2000)
Peak rating2472 (July 2001)

Oleg Leonidovich Chernikov was a Russian chess grandmaster.

Biography

In 2000, he won the World Senior Chess Championship and earned the Grandmaster title for his win.[1][2]

In March 2006, he played for the winning Moscow team in the European Senior Team Chess Championship.[3]

He died on February 6, 2015. A memorial tournament was held in his memory in Nizhny Novgorod in October 2015.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Ушел из жизни Олег Черников".
  2. ^ "10. Weltmeisterschaft der Senioren und Seniorinnen".
  3. ^ "Offene Europamannschaftsmeisterschaft der Senioren in Dresden". March 6, 2006.
  4. ^ "Oleg Chernikov Memorial Finished in Nizhny Novgorod". October 28, 2015.
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