Vladimir Epishin
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FullnameВладимир Викторович Епишин
CountryRussia
Born11 July 1965
Leningrad, Soviet Union (then Saint Petersburg, Russia)
Leningrad, Soviet Union (then Saint Petersburg, Russia)
TitleGrandmaster (1990)
Vladimir Epishin | |
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 Vladimir Epishin, 2007 | |
| Full name | Владимир Викторович Епишин |
| Country | Russia |
| Born | 11 July 1965 Leningrad, Soviet Union (then Saint Petersburg, Russia) |
| Title | Grandmaster (1990) |
| Peak rating | 2675 (January 1994) |
| Peak ranking | No. 10 (January 1994) |
Vladimir Epishin (born 11 July 1965 in Leningrad) is a Russian chess grandmaster.
He finished third in the 58th USSR Chess Championship in 1991.[1] He won the 1987 St. Petersburg Championship. Other tournament successes include 3rd-4th with Vladimir Akopian at the New York Open Championship in 1998,[2] first at the Monarch Assurance PLC 11th International Chess Tournament in Isle of Man 2002,[3] and 1st–3rd with Vladimir Burmakin and Marijan Petrov at the 21st Le Touquet Open in 2006.[4]
Most recently, Epishin has been participating in chess tournaments in his native St.Petersburg (formerly Leningrad).
