Bator Sambuev

Bator Sambuev
Country Russia (until 2010)
 Canada (since 2010)
Born (1980-11-25) November 25, 1980 (age 43)
Ulan-Ude, RSFSR, Soviet Union
TitleGrandmaster (2006)
FIDE rating2427 (November 2024)
Peak rating2571 (April 2014)

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.

Chess biography

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Born 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:

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

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  1. ^ a b Cohen, David (2019-06-09). "Sambuev, Bator". Canadian Chess Biographies. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  2. ^ "Title Applications - 3rd quarter Presidential Board, 22-23 September 2006, Elista, Russia". ratings.fide.com. FIDE. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Montreal attracts Canada's best chess players". CBC Television. 2011. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  4. ^ von Keitz, Michael (17 May 2011). "2011 Canadian Closed Chess Championship". ChessBase. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "World Cup 1.1: A few surprises in Tromsø". Chess News. 11 August 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  7. ^ "World Cup 1.2: Polgar, Nepo out, Ushenina still in". Chess News. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  8. ^ "World Cup 1.3: tremendous action in the tiebreaks". Chess News. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Canada at the 40th Chess Olympiad 2012 | Chessdom". www.chessdom.com. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  10. ^ "Sambuev, Bator". OlimpBase: The Encyclopedia of Team Chess. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  11. ^ "84th Canadian Championship". BC Chess History. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  12. ^ Klein, Mike (4 July 2017). "Controversial Finish to Canadian Championship". Chess.com. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  13. ^ Stapczynski, Colin (20 September 2020). "5 Dirty Tricks Grandmasters Use". Chess.com. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  14. ^ "2023 Canadian Closed Championship". BC Chess History. 2023. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  15. ^ Bator Sambuev. Chess Federation of Canada. Retrieved March 19, 2024..
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