Sergei Yuryevic Makarichev (; born November 17, 1953) is a Russian

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player, who gained the Grandmaster title in 1976.

Background

In 1974 he won the

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. Makarichev gained the title of

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in 1974 and became a Grandmaster in 1976. His highest

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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. Makarichev is a noted chess trainer. He was

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's second in the 1985 World Championship,

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's second in the 1993 PCA World Championship, and became a FIDE Senior Trainer in 2007. 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

(

) 1st *1975

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2nd= *1976

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1st= (with Mikhail Tseitlin) *1983 Moscow City Chess Championship 1st= (with

Evgeny Sveshnikov Evgeny Ellinovich Sveshnikov (; 11 February 195018 August 2021) was a Russian chess player and writer who is credited with the development of the Sveshnikov Variation of the Sicilian Defence. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in ...

) *1983

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1st= *1984

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2nd= *1992 Tal Memorial (Open) 1st= with

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and

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