Alexei Mikhailovich Bezgodov ( rus, Алексей Михайлович Безгодов; born 30 June 1969) is a Russian

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grandmaster and writer.

Chess career

Bezgodov won the 1993

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. He finished second in the 1995

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. He gained the Grandmaster title in 1999, and the same year he was the joint winner of the 1999

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. (He did not obtain the title of Chess Champion of Ukraine, since he was Russian.) In December that year, he finished second in the Russian Chess Championship, after losing to Konstantin Sakaev 3–1 in the final. Bezgodov played on the second board of the team Russia "D" in the

39th Chess Olympiad The 39th Chess Olympiad (russian: 39-я Шахматная олимпиада, ''39-ya Shakhmatnaya olimpiada''), organised by FIDE and comprising an open and a women's tournament, as well as several other events designed to promote the game of ch ...

(2010), scoring 7/10 (+5−1=4). In the

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, Bezgodov was eliminated in the first round by

Nikita Vitiugov Nikita Kirillovich Vitiugov (russian: Никита Кириллович Витюгов; born 4 February 1987) is a Russian chess player. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 2007. He was a member of the victorious Russian team at th ...

, who beat him 4–2. Bezgodov qualified as one of the four nominees of the local Organising Committee.

Books

*''Challenging the Sicilian with 2.a3!?''. Chess Stars, Sofia. 2004. . *''The Extreme Caro–Kann: Attacking Black with 3.f3''. New In Chess. 2014. . *''The Art of the Tarrasch Defence: Strategies, Techniques and Surprising Ideas''. New In Chess. 2017. *''Defend Like Petrosian: What You Can Learn From TIgran Petrosian's Extraordinary Defensive Skills''. New In Chess. 2020.

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