Dmitry Bocharov

Dmitry Bocharov (Russian: Дмитрий Бочаров; born October 20, 1982) is a Russian chess grandmaster.

Dmitry Bocharov
Country	Russia
Born	(1982-10-20) October 20, 1982 (age 41) Novosibirsk,^[1] Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Title	Grandmaster (2003)
FIDE rating	2522 (April 2024)
Peak rating	2647 (January 2009)
Peak ranking	No. 77 (January 2009)

In 2003 he tied for first with Vladimir Burmakin, Eduardas Rozentalis, Philipp Schlosser, Alexander Areshchenko, Jakov Geller and Evgeny Miroshnichenko in the Cappelle-la-Grande Open, finishing sixth on tiebreak.^[2] In 2004, Bocharov took clear first place at the Masters tournament of the 14th Abu Dhabi Chess Festival.^[3][4]

He competed in the Chess World Cup 2005, where he was knocked out in the second round by Gata Kamsky. In 2006 he won the 14th Chigorin Memorial in Saint Petersburg.^[5] In 2008 Bocharov won the 10th World University Chess Championship in Novokuznetsk.^[6]

At the 2009 Voronezh Open he tied for first with Sergey Volkov, Igor Lysyj, Aleksandr Rakhmanov, Valerij Popov, Denis Khismatullin, Dmitry Andreikin and Dmitry Kokarev, placing eighth on countback.^[7] In the same year he tied for first in the 11th Dubai Open, finishing second on tiebreak.^[8] In 2011 he came first in the Chigorin Memorial for the second time.^[9]

He played for Novosibirsk's team "Siberia" (alongside Vladimir Kramnik and Levon Aronian among others) that won both the Russian Team Chess Championship Premiere League^[10][11] and the European Chess Club Cup in 2015.^[12] Bocharov won the 2015 Russian Blitz Chess Championship.^[13]

In 26 June 2020 Bocharov placed 2nd-6th in the 1st Mukhtar Ismagambetov Memorial along with Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Kazybek Nogerbek, and Davit Maghalashvili, with a score of 8.5/11.^[14]

References

1. "Title applications. 74th FIDE Congress, Halkidiki, Greece, 2003". FIDE.
2. "19e Open International de Cappelle-la-Grande 2003". Cappelle-la-Grande Open official website. Archived from the original on 19 January 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
3. Crowther, Mark (30 August 2004). "TWIC 512: 14th Abu Dhabi Chess Festival". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
4. Schipkov, Boris. "The review of chess events for August, 2004". Chess Siberia. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
5. Savinov, Misha (2006-11-06). "14th Chigorin Memorial in St. Petersburg". ChessBase. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
6. "Final standings of the X World University Chess Championship in Russia". FIDE. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
7. Crowther, Mark (22 June 2009). "TWIC 763: 13th Voronezh Open". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
8. Melnikova, Yana (8 May 2009). "11th Dubai Open 2009". ChessBase. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
9. Crowther, Mark (2011-10-22). "Chigorin Memorial 2011". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
10. Doggers, Peter (7 May 2015). "Star-Studded Siberia Wins Russian Team Championship". Chess.com. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
11. "Siberia Wins the Russian Club Championship". Russian Chess Federation. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
12. "Siberia and Nona win European Club Cup 2015". Chessdom. 2015-10-25. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
13. "Dmitry Bocharov Becomes Russian Blitz Champion". Russian Chess Federation. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
14. "The Week in Chess 1338". theweekinchess.com. Retrieved 2020-07-09.

External links

• Dmitry Bocharov chess games at 365Chess.com
• Dmitry Bocharov player profile and games at Chessgames.com
• Interview (2015) by Chessdom