Vladimir Chuchelov (Russian: Владимир Чучелов; born 28 September 1969 in Moscow) is a Belgian chess grandmaster and professional trainer.

Vladimir Chuchelov
Chuchelov in 2008
CountrySoviet Union (until 1991)
Belgium (since 1991)
Born (1969-09-28) 28 September 1969 (age 55)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
TitleGrandmaster (1995)
FIDE rating2554 (December 2024)
Peak rating2608 (July 2003)
Peak rankingNo. 75 (July 2001)

Biography

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He won the Belgian Chess Championship in 2000. He appeared four times in the FIDE top 100, with a peak rating of 2608.[1] Tournament victories include number of international tournaments, among them the Hamburg HSK (1991), Gifhorn international (1992),[2] Cappelle-la-Grande Open (1994 and 2001).[3] He made his 1st appearance as a coach in the famous international Wijk aan Zee tournament 2002, helping Dutch grandmaster Jeroen Piket. One year later he started his collaboration with another Dutch grandmaster, Loek van Wely. From 2009 he worked for four years as the head coach of the Royal Dutch Federation. In 2010 he was awarded the title of FIDE Senior Trainer. In 2013 received the Botvinnik Medal as best man's trainer 2013. He has coached international stars including Fabiano Caruana for five years (2011-2015) and Anish Giri for four years (2010-2013).[4] He has also trained former women's world champion and grandmaster Hou Yifan. Chuchelov was Hou's second in the Women's World Chess Championship 2016.[5][6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "Chuchelov, Vladimir BEL FIDE Top Chess Player". Ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  2. ^ ChessBase Megabase 2008
  3. ^ Pein, Malcolm. "Home – Chess.co.uk". Chesscenter.com. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  4. ^ Melekhina, Alisa (7 September 2014). "Interview with GM Chuchelov – Caruana's Coach". ChessBase. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Hou Yifan, Her Mother, Coach Vladimir Chuchelov Are Already in Lviv". Chess-News.ru. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  6. ^ Rogers, Ian (2 March 2016). "World Women's Champs Begins in Lviv: Hou Yifan v. Mariya Muzychuk". US Chess Federation. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  7. ^ "VLADIMIR CHUCHELOV: "ULTIMATELY THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OUTCOME RESTS WHOLLY WITH THE PLAYER.."". WhyChess. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
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