Anton Filippov
| Anton Filippov | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Uzbekistan |
| Born | December 6, 1986 Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union |
| Title | Grandmaster (2008) |
| FIDE rating | 2592 (May 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2652 (November 2012) |
| Peak ranking | No. 94 (February 2013) |
Anton Filippov (born 6 December 1986 in Tashkent[1]) is an Uzbekistani chess Grandmaster (2008).
Career[edit]
He won the Asian Under 16 Chess Championship 2001 in Doha,[2] and the Asian U18 Athletics Championship in 2004.[3] In 2007 he tied for 1st–3rd with Vladimir Egin and Timur Gareev in the Uzbekistani Chess Championship.[4] In 2008 he won the first Kuala Lumpur Open Championship[5] and tied for 4–8th with Tamaz Gelashvili, Constantin Lupulescu, Nidjat Mamedov and Alexander Zubarev in the Open Romgaz Tournament in Bucharest 2008.[6] In 2009, he won the fourth President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Cup in Manila,[7] tied for second with Shakhriyar Mamedyarov in the fourth Kolkata Open,[8] tied for 3rd–8th with Vadim Malakhatko, Elshan Moradiabadi, Merab Gagunashvili, Alexander Shabalov and Niaz Murshed in the Ravana Challenge Tournament in Colombo.[9] He qualified for the Chess World Cup 2009 and was knocked out by Surya Shekhar Ganguly in the first round.[10] In 2010 he tied for 3rd–6th with Ding Liren, Zhou Jianchao and Merab Gagunashvili in the first Florencio Campomanes Memorial in Manila[11] and came first in the First Safin Memorial in Tashkent.[12] In 2011, he tied for 1st–3rd with Tigran L. Petrosian and Marat Dzhumaev in the Georgy Agzamov Memorial in Tashkent.[13]
Filippov played for Uzbekistan in the Chess Olympiads of 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012 and 2014.[14]
Filippov recorded his career best performance of 2820 at the 40th Chess Olympiad in Istanbul 2012, where he won the individual silver medal on board two.[15]
References[edit]
- ^ GM title application, FIDE
- ^ IM title application, FIDE
- ^ Asian Boys Under 18 Championship 2004, FIDE
- ^ "Tournament report April 2008: Uzbekistan Championship (men)". World Chess Federation. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
- ^ "3rd Kuala Lumpur International Open Chess Championship". World Chess Federation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2010. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
- ^ "Tournament report January 2009: Open Romgaz". World Chess Federation. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
- ^ "Fillipov Wins 4th GMA Cup in Manila". World Chess Federation. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
- ^ Doggers, Peter (2009-09-10). "Le Quang Liem wins Kolkata Open". ChessVibes.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
- ^ "Tournament report November 2009: The Ravana Challenge". World Chess Federation. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
- ^ Crowther, Mark (2009-12-15). "The Week in Chess: FIDE World Cup Mini-Site 2009". Chess.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2011-10-20. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- ^ "1st Florencio Campomanes Memorial". Chessdom. Archived from the original on 8 September 2010. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
- ^ Begmatov, Jamshid (2011-01-07). "Greetings from the recent past". ChessBase.com. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ^ "Georgy Agzamov Memorial". Chessdom. 26 March 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "Men's Chess Olympiads: Anton Filippov". OlimpBase. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ "40th Olympiad Istanbul 2012 Open - Board prizes". Chess-Results.com. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
External links[edit]
- Anton Filippov chess games at 365Chess.com
- Anton Filippov player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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