Alexander Riazantsev (

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: Александр Рязанцев; born 12 September 1985) is a Russian

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grandmaster. In 2016, he won the

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and the European

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Championship. He is one of the coaches of the Russian women's national chess team.

Career

Riazantsev won the

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in the U12 section in 1997, and the

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in the U14 division in 1998. In 2005, he won the Stork Young Masters tournament in

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on tiebreak from Andrey Zhigalko, Vladimir Belov and

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. The following year, he came first in the Moscow championship. In 2010, Riazantsev tied for 1st–7th places with

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in the Master Open at the 43rd

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, winning the event on tie-break score. He competed in the

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in 2011 and

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. In September 2011, Riazantsev was appointed Russian national team coach.

References

External links

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Alexander Riazantsev
chess games at 365Chess.com
Interview with Alexander Riazantsev
at ''chesscafe.com'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Riazantsev, Alexander 1985 births Living people Chess grandmasters Russian chess players World Youth Chess Champions Chess coaches National team coaches Sportspeople from Moscow