Russian Grandmaster (1994), joint Champion of Moscow 1981. Finished 10
th at the 54
th Russian Championship. Won Budapest Spring Festival in1990, Noviki Budapest in 1990, 1992 Stari Dojran, Portz Open in 1994, Tula in 2002 and in 2003 the 7
th Voronezh International Chess Festival. Also 2
nd at Cheliabinsk in 1989. Known to be strong in blitz game with few convincing victories in Moscow, unfortunately alcohol problems got him into trouble with tournament organizers several times. Best ELO: 2575 in 1993.
Updated
10.11.2011
Russian Grandmaster (1994), joint Champion of Moscow 1981. Finished 10th at the 54th Russian Championship. Won Budapest Spring Festival in1990, Noviki Budapest in 1990, 1992 Stari Dojran, Portz Open in 1994, Tula in 2002 and in 2003 the 7th Voronezh International Chess Festival. Also 2nd at Cheliabinsk in 1989. Known to be strong in blitz game with few convincing victories in Moscow, unfortunately alcohol problems got him into trouble with tournament organizers several times. Best ELO: 2575 in 1993.
Arbakov Valentin