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Igor GLEK


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Biography

Igor GLEK
International Grandmaster
FIDE Senior Trainer
FIDE International Organizer
Head of the Moscow Sport University Chess Department (www.sportedu.ru)
Deputy President of the East Moscow Chess Federation
Member of the FIDE Trainers Commission (www.fide.com)
President of the "World Chess Tour"


 

Igor GLEK -
RUS-119526 Moscow, 26 Bakinskih komissarov Str. 6-1-37
Phone mobile (7)903-5593052, (7)926-0523889
Phone work (7)499-1665399 Fax (7)495-4336634
Skype: prinzflorisel Facebook: Igor Glek Twitter: Igor_Glek
E-mail: wlct06@gmail.com, worldchesstour@gmail.com.
Web-site: www.chess-events.org www.worldchesstour.org

 

Reference.

07.11.1961 was born in Moscow (Russia).

In 1983 has ended engineering-economic faculty of the Moscow University of the petrol and gas.

1983-1986 - work as economist.

1987-1988 - service in the Soviet Army.

Since 1989 - the professional chess player, in 1990 the title of International Grand Master was granted. Since 1989 - also chess coach and chess writer.

Winner of more than 100 international chess tournaments.

The best rating - in 1996 - 2670 (Nr. 12 in the World).

Europe Champion 2001 (for "Norilsky nikel").

Europe Vice-Champion 1997 and 2002 (for Russia and "Norilsky nikel").

Team's champion of USSR (1990), Russia (1996), Belgien (1995-2001), Switzerland (2007). Vice-champion of France (1997), Russia (2001), Netherlands (2001).

1994-2003: living mostly in Germany.

Chess Teaching experience:
1992 - 1997: Coach of the youth team Bochum 31, Germany Youth Clubs Champion for these years; 
1997 - 1998: Coach of Arkady Naiditsch, the modern best German player (Boys-12 World Vice-Champion 1997, for 1 year he became 200 rating points and made his IM-Norm);
1999 - 2000: Coach of Leonid Kritz, one of the best German GMs (Youth World Champion U16 1999); etc. 
Coach of the youth teams of Russia, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Greece.
In July-August 2009 was a coach of Russian Women Team which became in September 2009 World Vice-Champion and in October 2009 - European Champion.
Consultant and second of many famous Grandmasters, like A.Karpov, A.Khalifman, E.Bareev, T.Radjabov, A.Volokitin etc.

Well-known chess theory expert and author of many articles as well of the book "4.g2-g3 in Four Nights Opening". This line (1.e2-e4 e7-e5 2.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6 3.Nb1-c3 Ng8-f6 4.g2-g3) as well as line 7...Na6 in Classical System of the Kings Indian Defence (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 0-0 6.Nf3 e5 7.0-0 Na6) called "Glek Variation". The author od the opening's monographie " "4.g2-g3 in Four Nights Opening - Glek Variation" (Germany 1998) and of many articles and surveys by leading World Chess Theory Magazines "New in Chess" and "SOS" (The Netherlands).

2001 - 2003: work by one of the biggest energy concerns in Germany - RWE as representative of trade international.

2003: was on of the founders of Association of Chess Professionals (ACP, www.chess-players.org).

Since January 2004 ACP Board Member.

In December 2005 was reelected for 2006-2007, in December 2007 was reelected for 2008-2011 again.

2005, 2006: Organizer and Technical Director of International Chess Festival "Moscow Open" (www.moscowchessopen.ru), which is now one of biggest chess events in the World.

2005 - 2008: Member of FIDE Committees "Youth and Junior Events" and "Chess in School" (www.fide.com).

Since December 2010 - Member of FIDE Trainers Commission (TRG)

January 2008 - May 2009: General Secretary of Association of Chess Professionals (ACP) www.chess-players.org

In July-August 2009 was on of the coach of Russian Women Team which became in September 2009 World Vice-Champion and in October 2009 - European Champion.

Author of the project "World Chess Tour" series (more on www.chess-events.org/en_US/rgm-wct.html), the 1st edition has started in July 2009. Since July 2009 he is also an organizer of "NON-STOP" series of the round-robin tournaments for Grandmaster / International Master norms (Moscow, RUS).

Since February 2010 a Deputy Chairman of the Chess Chair in Russian State University of Physical Education,Sports,Tourism (RSUPEST, http://foreign.sportedu.ru)

Since October 2010 a Head of the Chess Department in Russian State University of Physical Education,Sports,Tourism (RSUPEST, http://foreign.sportedu.ru)

Since May 2011 a Deputy President of the East Moscow Chess Federation

Since September 2011 a Chairman of the Moscow High School Chess Trainers Council

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