The popularity of one of the most ancient games in the world - chess - is increasing every day. If a new prodigy is born who easily defeats experienced players, it becomes a world-class event. The now-famous grandmaster Evgeny Romanov was just such an incredibly talented kid.
Career start
Romanov Evgeny Anatolyevich was born in Kaliningrad. A joyful event in the family of the future star happened on November 2, 1988. From early childhood, the boy began to attend the chess section and from the first lessons showed outstanding abilities.
As you know, improving the quality of chess is impossible without constant practice and participation in serious tournaments with a high level of competition. That is why the young man began to play in the championships of the city, then the region, competitions of the federal and all-Russian scale. Successful performances allowed Evgeny to winthe right to participate in the World and European Championships. In addition, he won many prestigious titles.
In 1998, the first major success came - Evgeny Romanov won the world championship in the category among boys under 10 years old. Since then, chess has become for him not only a hobby, but also a real profession.
The first chess school
The famous Russian chess player Evgeny Romanov took his first steps towards great achievements in an ordinary children's and youth sports school in Kaliningrad. This institution of further education has a long history and has contributed to the professional growth of many talented players. Evgeny Romanov is one of its most successful graduates, whom the school is rightfully proud of.
The chess sports school was founded in 1975. In the next ten years, well-known coaches of the USSR worked in it: Alexander Malevinsky, Oleg Dementiev, Nikolai Gerasimov, Natalya Vilde and others. Thanks to studies at the educational institution, other grandmasters also ascended the world chess Olympus. Three years ago, the educational institution was merged with the school of Russian billiards. Now more than 750 athletes are involved in it, and about 650 of them are chess players.
Coach
As you know, it is difficult and problematic to achieve results in sports without a talented coach who can take a player to a new level, knows what is needed for his further professional development. Evgeny Romanov, perhaps, would not have been able to reach such heights withouta good mentor. Such a person is Valery Popov. This chess player is Evgeny's countryman. He received the title of grandmaster in 1999. Popov is known to the public as the vice-champion of Europe in the game of rapid chess, as the champion of Sweden as a member of the team and for successful performances in other international tournaments.
It was under the guidance of a professional coach that Evgeny Romanov achieved the following chess successes: victory in the Russian and World Championships in 1998, first places in the European Championship (2000 and 2002). After that, Romanov worked with other specialists who made a significant contribution to the development of his sports career.
Achievements
Perhaps there is no such tournament in which Evgeny Romanov would not take part. Competitions in his life were very diverse: from regional championships to world and European championships. It should be noted the high results of the player and the many titles he holds.
In addition to the above-mentioned victories in the 1998 Russian and World Championships, as well as the title of the strongest chess player in Europe in his age category, the athlete has a number of other serious achievements. For example, in 2005 Romanov won a grandmaster tournament called the B altic Cup. Two years later, the chess player took third place in the V. Arkhipov memorial. We should not forget that, being a student, in 2007-2008. grandmaster wins two major tournaments - the championship of Russia and the final stage of the cup of our country amongyouth. Another important achievement in 2008 was the victory in the Euroorient masters Edition.
2010 was quite successful for Yevgeny Romanov. It was then that the chess player won several prizes at the championship of St. Petersburg, a team tournament of an all-Russian scale, as well as at the championship of our state.
Media about the player
Newspapers and various Internet news portals have repeatedly written about the achievements of the grandmaster. Evgeny Romanov is a top contender in every competition he enters. Consequently, journalists are closely watching the results of the player.
The first notes about his achievements appeared in childhood, when Evgeny triumphantly won the world championship in his age category at the age of ten. In one of the newspapers of Kaliningrad, the hometown of the chess player, an article appeared about the brilliant performance of the young talent at the prestigious tournament in Nice. At that time, Romanov was only 19 years old, but he was already widely known in the chess world due to the strength of his game and the large number of titles he won.
Current player position
For many years, the strength of the game of chess players has been assessed thanks to the FIDE rating - an international indicator according to which an athlete can be awarded the next title. The best grandmasters in Russia and the world have a rating of more than 2600 points. Yevgeny Romanov has long been able to exceed this figure. To date, this figure in classical chess for a Russian is kept at around 2617 (2549 -in rapid chess, 2518 in blitz).
It is worth noting that with each new competition, the player's rating changes depending on the success of his performances. When losing to an opponent with a much lower indicator, a chess player can lose a large number of rating points, and in case of a win, on the contrary, add.
