Bator Sambuev (Russian: Батор Самбуев; born November 25, 1980) is a Russian-Canadian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Grandmaster.[1] He is a four-time winner of the Canadian chess championship and has represented Canada twice at Chess Olympiads.
Bator Sambuev | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Russia (until 2010) Canada (since 2010) |
| Born | November 25, 1980 Ulan-Ude, RSFSR, Soviet Union |
| Title | Grandmaster (2006) |
| FIDE rating | 2427 (December 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2571 (April 2014) |
Chess biography
editBorn in Ulan-Ude,[2] Russia, Sambuev was awarded by FIDE the titles of International Master in 1999 and Grandmaster in 2006. He immigrated to Toronto, Canada, in June 2007 and moved to Montreal in 2010.[3]
He won the Canadian Closed Championship in 2011 after a two-game playoff against Eric Hansen.[4][5] In 2012, Sambuev again won the championship, earning the right to participate in the FIDE World Cup 2013, where he played Alexander Morozevich in the first round. Sambuev won the first game[6] but lost the second[7] and was eliminated after losing the rapid-play playoff (1½-½).[8]
Sambuev has been a team member at two Olympiads:
- Istanbul 2012: 1st board (+3, -6)[9]
- Tromsø 2014: 4th board (+5, =2, -3)[10]
Sambuev won the 2017 Canadian Championship (Zonal 2.2) in Montreal. He finished =1st with IM Nikolay Noritsyn in the 9-round Swiss with 8/9.[11] They played four rapid games (15m + 10s) with White winning each time. Sambuev then won a controversial blitz playoff (1.5/0.5). In it, Sambuev held Noritsyn's queen in his hand during a time scramble. Noritsyn used an upside-down rook when he promoted to a queen. The arbiters, mistakenly believing the queen was on the table, ruled that the promotion had been to a rook rather than a queen, leading to a win for Sambuev. After the match, Noritsyn appealed to the Chess Federation of Canada, but the appeal was denied.[12][13]
Sambuev played in the 2017 World Cup at Tbilisi where he was eliminated in the first round by Wei Yi.
He was =1st at the 2023 Canadian championship, with Nikolay Noritsyn and Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux.[14]
Sambuev has frequently been the victor or the runner-up at Swiss tournaments in Canada and has been the top-rated Canadian player.[15][1]
References
edit- ^ a b Cohen, David (2019-06-09). "Sambuev, Bator". Canadian Chess Biographies. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- ^ "Title Applications - 3rd quarter Presidential Board, 22-23 September 2006, Elista, Russia". ratings.fide.com. FIDE. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ^ "Montreal attracts Canada's best chess players". CBC Television. 2011. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- ^ von Keitz, Michael (17 May 2011). "2011 Canadian Closed Chess Championship". ChessBase. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ^ Ficzere, Tony (13 May 2011). "GM Sambuev wins the 2011 Canadian Closed Championship!". Susan Polgar Global Chess Daily News and Information. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ^ "World Cup 1.1: A few surprises in Tromsø". Chess News. 11 August 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ^ "World Cup 1.2: Polgar, Nepo out, Ushenina still in". Chess News. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ^ "World Cup 1.3: tremendous action in the tiebreaks". Chess News. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ^ "Canada at the 40th Chess Olympiad 2012 | Chessdom". www.chessdom.com. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ^ "Sambuev, Bator". OlimpBase: The Encyclopedia of Team Chess. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "84th Canadian Championship". BC Chess History. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
- ^ Klein, Mike (4 July 2017). "Controversial Finish to Canadian Championship". Chess.com. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ Stapczynski, Colin (20 September 2020). "5 Dirty Tricks Grandmasters Use". Chess.com. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "2023 Canadian Closed Championship". BC Chess History. 2023. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- ^ Bator Sambuev. Chess Federation of Canada. Retrieved March 19, 2024..
External links
edit- Bator Sambuev chess games at 365Chess.com
- Bator Sambuev player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Bator Sambuev Chess Olympiad record at OlimpBase.org
- Bator Sambuev rating and tournament record at Chess Federation of Canada
- Bator Sambuev rating card at FIDE
