Mikhail Kozakov (chess player)

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Mikhail Kazakov
Kozakov playing in the Independence Tournament in Warsaw (Poland) in 2013
Personal information
BornMikhail Rustamovich Kozakov
(1972-05-28) May 28, 1972 (age 53)
Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Chess career
TitleGrandmaster (2001)
FIDE rating2513 (December 2025)
Peak rating2527 (September 2017)

Mikhail Rustamovich Kozakov (Ukrainian: Михайло Рустамович Козаков, in some sources erroneously spelled Kazakov; born May 28, 1972, in Lviv) is a Ukrainian chess player. He was awarded the title Grandmaster (GM) in 2001 by the FIDE.[1]

Biography and career

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Kazakov studied at the Lviv State University of Physical Culture's chess department, and graduated with a Master's degree in 1993.[2] He obtained the title of International Master in 1996 from the FIDE, ad Grand Mater in 2001.[1] He is also a chess coach, and organized various chess tournaments.[3]

In 2002, he participated in the European Chess Clubs Cup, as part of the Lviv-base Karpaty-Galicia Club. He participated several times in the French Chess Championship; in 1999 for Le Mans Chess Club,[4] then in 2008, 2009 and 2014 for the Bois-Colombes Chess Club.[5][6] In 2015, Kozakov was Serbian Second League Champion.[4]

References

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