About Sergei Makarichev
Born 1953. Sergei Makarichev is a Russian chess player.
Sergei Yuryevic Makarichev (; born November 17, 1953) is a Russian chess player, who gained the Grandmaster title in 1976.
Background In 1974 he won the European Junior Chess Championship in Groningen. Makarichev gained the title of International Master in 1974 and became a Grandmaster in 1976. His highest FIDE rating was 2550 in January 1991, which places him 84th in the world at that time. His best world ranking was 61st, in July 1983. He has not been an active player since July 1999. Alongside his wife, he has also presented chess programs on the Russian channel NTV Plus Sport.
He also presents chess games and analysis on his Russian-language YouTube channel, Makarychev Chess. He currently resides in the USA.
Notable tournament results 1973/4 European Junior Chess Championship (Groningen) 1st 1975 Amsterdam 2nd= 1976 Moscow City Chess Championship 1st= (with Mikhail Tseitlin) 1983 Moscow City Chess Championship 1st= (with Evgeny Sveshnikov) 1983 Novi Sad 1st= 1984 Oslo 2nd= 1992 Tal Memorial (Open) 1st= with Nukhim Rashkovsky and Mikhail Krasenkov
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Sergei Makarichev was born on 17 November 1953 in Moscow.
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