Alexander Shakarov (born 8 March 1948 in
Baku
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,
Azerbaijan SSR
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,
USSR
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) is a Soviet
chess
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player, coach and author of
Armenian
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descent.
He is best known for being
Garry Kasparov
Garry Kimovich Kasparov (born Garik Kimovich Weinstein on 13 April 1963) is a Russian Grandmaster (chess), chess grandmaster, former World Chess Champion (1985–2000), political activist and writer. His peak FIDE chess Elo rating system, ra ...
's coach from 1976 to 2005.
Гарри - вундеркинд и гений игры
(Russian) Together they wrote ''Caro-Kann: Classical 4…Bf5'' book (1984). Kasparov said: "The name of Alexander Shakarov might not be world-famous, but hardly anyone has lived a life more dedicated to chess. He is one of the most dedicated workers I've ever met."
Shakarov was also the trainer of Ashot Nadanian
Ashot Nadanian (sometimes transliterated as ''Nadanyan''; ; born 19 September 1972) is an Armenian chess International Master (1997), chess theoretician and chess coach.
His highest achievements have been in opening theory and coaching. Two ...
.
The fourth chapter of Tibor Karolyi's 2009 book ''Genius in the Background'' is devoted to him.
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Alexander Shakarov chess games - 365Chess.com
1948 births
Living people
Russian sportspeople of Armenian descent
Chess players from Baku
Russian chess players
Soviet chess players
Armenian chess players
Soviet chess writers
Chess coaches
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