In 1982, he moved to Kazakhstan with his parents and learnt to play chess a year later. A winner of the Kazakhstani Youth Championship in 1985, he went on to represent Kazakhstan at the 1992 Chess Olympiad in Manila and was twice the national champion.
In matchplay, he has defeated Alberto David 6-2 (+4=4) in 1999 and beat Dutch grandmaster John van der Wiel by 7-3 (+5=4-1). In 2000, his (Cannes) match against Jeroen Piket ended in a 4–4 draw (+2=4-2). In 2013 Tkachiev won the Nancy stage of the French Rapid Grand Prix.[2]
Tkachiev admits leading a racy—if not hedonistic—lifestyle and to finding it difficult to cope with lengthy tournaments at long time controls. His passion is therefore for blitz chess and this appears also to be his real strength.
In September 2009, Tkachiev caused controversy after falling asleep during a match at an international tournament in Calcutta, India. He was reportedly intoxicated and, after passing out repeatedly during the first hour of play, was forced to forfeit the game after eleven moves on technical grounds.[3][4]
Notable gamesedit
Viswanathan Anand vs Vladislav Tkachiev, FIDE WCh KO 2001, Spanish Game: Morphy Defense (C78), 1/2-1/2
Alexander Morozevich vs Vladislav Tkachiev, World Cup of Rapid Chess Gp B 2001, Scotch Game: Classical, Intermezzo Variation (C45), 0-1
Evgeny E Vorobiov vs Vladislav Tkachiev, 58th Russian Championship Semi-Finals 2005, Scotch Game: Classical, Intermezzo Variation (C45), 0-1
Vladislav Tkachiev vs Maxime Vachier Lagrave, French Championships 2006, English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense. King's Knight Variation (A15), 1-0
Blitz Brothersedit
On the less serious side of chess, Vladislav Tkachiev is one half of a duo, known as the "Blitz Brothers", responsible for setting up the World Chess Beauty Contest. With the intention of promoting chess worldwide and attracting the interest of media and sponsors, Vladislav and his brother Evgeny created a website that hosted the competition. Although the site is currently offline, viewers were able to register to see the full size images and vote for their favourites.
Whilst the contest was controversial in some quarters and considered to be degrading by some female chess players, the not-too-revealing photographs were mostly sent in by the participants themselves. A judging panel was made up of a wider selection of chess grandmasters, including Nigel Short, who along with some women players like Jennifer Shahade, supported the idea behind the venture. Amongst the more noted chess players featured in the contest were Natalija Pogonina, Maria Manakova, Almira Skripchenko and Elisabeth Pähtz.
[2] Times Online - article from The Sunday Times December 4, 2005.
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vladislav Tkachiev.
Tkachiev interviewed for Chessbase
Tkachiev's games at Chessgames.com
January 01, 1970
vladislav, tkachiev, Владислав, Ткачёв, born, moscow, november, 1973, russian, born, kazakh, french, chess, player, dresden, olympiad, 2008full, nameВладислав, Ткачёвcountrysoviet, union, kazakhstan, before, 2006, france, after, 2006, born, 1973, november, 197. Vladislav Tkachiev Vladislav Tkachyov born Moscow November 9 1973 is a Russian born Kazakh French chess player Vladislav Tkachievat the Dresden Olympiad 2008Full nameVladislav TkachyovCountrySoviet Union Kazakhstan before 2006 France after 2006 Born 1973 11 09 November 9 1973 age 50 Moscow Russian SFSR USSRTitleGrandmaster 1995 FIDE rating2660 May 2024 Peak rating2672 January 2001 Peak rankingNo 21 January 2000 Contents 1 Biography 2 Notable games 3 Blitz Brothers 4 References 5 External linksBiography editIn 1982 he moved to Kazakhstan with his parents and learnt to play chess a year later A winner of the Kazakhstani Youth Championship in 1985 he went on to represent Kazakhstan at the 1992 Chess Olympiad in Manila and was twice the national champion International Master and Grandmaster titles were awarded to him in 1993 and 1996 respectively Now living in Cannes Tkachiev has taken French citizenship and won the 2006 French Chess Championship held at Besancon August 14 26 1 His victory included a rapid play off win against Laurent Fressinet In 2007 he won the European Individual Chess Championship held in Dresden following a play off with GMs Emil Sutovsky Dmitry Jakovenko and Ivan Cheparinov He also reached the semi finals of the Russian Chess Championship in 2005 and won the Moscow Blitz Superfinal in 2004 ahead of Alexander Morozevich Other victories include Oakham 1993 Cannes 1996 and 1999 Isle of Man 1996 and Makarska 1997 In matchplay he has defeated Alberto David 6 2 4 4 in 1999 and beat Dutch grandmaster John van der Wiel by 7 3 5 4 1 In 2000 his Cannes match against Jeroen Piket ended in a 4 4 draw 2 4 2 In 2013 Tkachiev won the Nancy stage of the French Rapid Grand Prix 2 Tkachiev admits leading a racy if not hedonistic lifestyle and to finding it difficult to cope with lengthy tournaments at long time controls His passion is therefore for blitz chess and this appears also to be his real strength In September 2009 Tkachiev caused controversy after falling asleep during a match at an international tournament in Calcutta India He was reportedly intoxicated and after passing out repeatedly during the first hour of play was forced to forfeit the game after eleven moves on technical grounds 3 4 Notable games editViswanathan Anand vs Vladislav Tkachiev FIDE WCh KO 2001 Spanish Game Morphy Defense C78 1 2 1 2 Alexander Morozevich vs Vladislav Tkachiev World Cup of Rapid Chess Gp B 2001 Scotch Game Classical Intermezzo Variation C45 0 1 Evgeny E Vorobiov vs Vladislav Tkachiev 58th Russian Championship Semi Finals 2005 Scotch Game Classical Intermezzo Variation C45 0 1 Vladislav Tkachiev vs Maxime Vachier Lagrave French Championships 2006 English Opening Anglo Indian Defense King s Knight Variation A15 1 0Blitz Brothers editOn the less serious side of chess Vladislav Tkachiev is one half of a duo known as the Blitz Brothers responsible for setting up the World Chess Beauty Contest With the intention of promoting chess worldwide and attracting the interest of media and sponsors Vladislav and his brother Evgeny created a website that hosted the competition Although the site is currently offline viewers were able to register to see the full size images and vote for their favourites Whilst the contest was controversial in some quarters and considered to be degrading by some female chess players the not too revealing photographs were mostly sent in by the participants themselves A judging panel was made up of a wider selection of chess grandmasters including Nigel Short who along with some women players like Jennifer Shahade supported the idea behind the venture Amongst the more noted chess players featured in the contest were Natalija Pogonina Maria Manakova Almira Skripchenko and Elisabeth Pahtz References edit Championnats de France permanent dead link in French Nancy 2013 Grand Prix of France won by Tkachiev ChessBase 2013 03 15 Retrieved 28 March 2013 Drunken chess player Vladislav Tkachiev caught napping at tournament Guardian co uk 2009 09 04 Retrieved 8 April 2011 Maverick chess master Vladislav Tkachiev falls asleep at the board French Championship 2006 round up in French 1 Blitz Brothers on Chessbase 2 Times Online article from The Sunday Times December 4 2005 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vladislav Tkachiev Tkachiev interviewed for Chessbase Tkachiev s games at Chessgames com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vladislav Tkachiev amp oldid 1212220579, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
