Albert Kapengut

Albert Zinovievich Kapengut (born 4 July 1944, in Kazan, Tatarstan)[1] is a Soviet chess master (since 1962). A holder of the International Master title, he is best known as a respected teacher, theoretician, writer, and member of the successful student Olympiad teams of the 1960s.

Albert Kapengut
Full nameAlbert Zinovievich Kapengut
CountryUnited States
Born (1944-07-04) 4 July 1944
Kazan, Tatarstan, USSR
TitleInternational Master (1991)
FIDE rating2385

When living in Belarus, Kapengut won championship of Minsk (1961)[2] and several Belarus championships: 1962, 1968, 1969, 1970 (joint), 1976, 1977, and 1978. He finished 10th in his first Soviet Championship in 1971, ahead of many high-calibre masters such as Anatoly Lein, Efim Geller, Rafael Vaganian, and Vladimir Tukmakov.

He was the coach of GM Mikhail Tal, GM Boris Gelfand, and GM Yury Shulman among others.[3] After 2000 Kapengut has been a permanent resident of the USA, and since 28 April 2008 he plays for the US Chess Federation.[4]

Notes and references
  1. Gaige, Jeremy (1987), Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography, McFarland, p. 203, ISBN 0-7864-2353-6
  3. Chessdom - Varuzhan Akobian - Yury Shulman match
  4. FIDE Player transfers



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