About Igor Khenkin
Born 1968. Igor Khenkin is a German chess player.
Igor Khenkin (born 21 March 1968 in Vladimir, Russia) is a German chess player. He achieved the FIDE title of grandmaster in 1992, and his peak rating is 2670. Igor Khenkin has been one of the top 100 FIDE players for eight out of the past nine years. He participated in the FIDE World Chess Championship 2002, but was knocked out in the second round by Rustam Kasimdzhanov. In July 2006, he won the Andorra Open chess tournament with 7/9 points.
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Igor Khenkin vs Alexey Shirov
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Who is Igor Khenkin?
German chess grandmaster
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Igor Khenkin was born on 21 March 1968 in Vladimir.
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Igor Khenkin is a chess player.
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Igor Khenkin is German.
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