Pavel Vladimirovich Tregubov (Russian: Па́вел Влади́мирович Трегу́бов; born 21 December 1971) is a Russian chess player who represents France.[2] He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 1994. Tregubov was European champion in 2000.
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| Full name | Pavel Vladimirovich Tregubov |
| Country | Russia (until March 2023) France (since March 2023)[1][2] |
| Born | 21 December 1971 |
| Title | Grandmaster (1994) |
| FIDE rating | 2554 (November 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2658 (July 2008) |
| Peak ranking | No. 56 (October 2003) |
He is one of the founders of the Association of Chess Professionals (ACP),[3] for which he is currently the ACP Tour director.[4] Tregubov previously served as president,[5] treasurer[6] and board director.[7]
Career
editTregubov won the Corsica Masters tournament in 1997.[8] In 1999 he tied for first place with Simen Agdestein and Mikhail Gurevich in the Cappelle-la-Grande Open. Tregubov won the inaugural European Individual Chess Championship in 2000 in Saint-Vincent scoring 8 points out from 11 games.[9] He is also the winner of the 4th Pivdenny Bank Chess Cup, held in 2008.[10] The following year, Tregubov competed in the FIDE World Cup, from which he was eliminated in the first round after losing to Varuzhan Akobian by 7–9. In October 2011 he tied for 3rd–15th in the open section of the 15th Corsican Circuit.[11]
Tregubov is one of the major practitioners of the Sicilian Taimanov Variation.
On 3 March 2023,[1] Tregubov switched from the Russian to the French federation at the same time as his spouse Aleksandra Kosteniuk, who changed to the Swiss federation.[2][12]
Personal life
editIn 2015 Pavel Tregubov married Alexandra Kosteniuk.[13]
Together with 43 other Russian elite chess players, Tregubov signed an open letter to Russian president Vladimir Putin, protesting against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and expressing solidarity with the Ukrainian people.[14][15]
Notable games
edit- Pavel Tregubov vs Rustam Kasimdzhanov, FIDE World Ch 2000, Slav Defense: Czech Variation (D17), 1-0
- Boris Kantsler vs Pavel Tregubov, EU Clubs Cup 2003, Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Smith-Morra Declined (B22), 0-1
- Pavel Tregubov vs Andrew Greet, EU Club Cup 2006, Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Nimzowitsch Variation (E15), 1-0
References
edit- ^ a b "Interview: Kosteniuk On Federation Change, 'There Cannot Be Winners In Wars'". Chess News. chess.com[broken anchor]. 2023-03-16. Archived from the original on 2023-03-16. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
Other Russian players have left—and are leaving—the country...Kosteniuk's husband, for one, plays for France...since March 3 (2023), the same day that Tregubov and Kosteniuk transferred
- ^ a b c "Pavel V Tregubov (V as in middle name) - Top Chess Players". Chess News. chess.com[broken anchor]. Archived from the original on 2023-11-16. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
GM Pavel V Tregubov - Full name - Pavel V. Tregubov ... Federation - France
- ^ "ACP Board Members" (PDF). ACP. 2015.
- ^ Peterson, Macauley (2019-03-14). "ACP elects new, larger, governing board". Chess News. ChessBase. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ "First ACP World Rapid in Odessa". Chess News. 2006-10-21. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
- ^ "New ACP emerges with lofty goals and new events". ChessBase. 2012-03-17. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ^ "Theodoros Tsorbatzoglou. Individual candidate for ECU board member". Chessdom. 2010-08-12. Archived from the original on 2019-04-03. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
- ^ "Rustam Kasimdzhanov wins Corsica Masters". ChessBase. 2006-11-09. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ^ Anton Gubanov. "European Men Championship, Saint Vincent, 2000". Ruschess.com. Archived from the original on 2008-07-20. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
- ^ "4th Pivdenny Cup for Tregubov". Chessvibes.com. 2008-06-02. Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
- ^ "15th Corsican Circuit – final Anand vs Mamedyarov on Monday". ChessBase. 2011-10-31. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
- ^ Avdokhin, Alexey (2023-08-05). "Россия потеряла 160 шахматистов за 1,5 года. Неужели скоро останется один Карякин?" [Russia lost 160 chess players in 1,5 years. Is it really soon going to be left with just Karjakin?]. Sports.ru. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ "Alexandra Kosteniuk Marries Pavel Tregubov". chess-news.ru. 2015-08-08. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "'Stop the war.' 44 Top Russian Players Publish Open Letter To Putin", Chess.com, 3 March 2022
- ^ "Russian chess players ask for peace". World Chess. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
External links
edit- Pavel V Tregubov games at 365Chess.com
- Pavel Tregubov player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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