| Albert Kapengut | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Albert Zinovievich Kapengut |
| Country | United States |
| Born | 4 July 1944 Kazan, Tatarstan, USSR |
| Title | International Master (1991) |
| Peak rating | 2490 (July 1973) |
Albert Zinovievich Kapengut (born 4 July 1944, in Kazan, Tatarstan) [1] is a Soviet chess master (since 1962). A holder of the International Master title, he is best known as a respected teacher, theoretician, writer, and member of the successful student Olympiad teams of the 1960s.
When living in Belarus, Kapengut won championship of Minsk (1961) [2] and several Belarus championships: 1962, 1968, 1969, 1970 (joint), 1976, 1977, and 1978. He finished 10th in his first Soviet Championship in 1971, ahead of many high-calibre masters such as Anatoly Lein, Efim Geller, Rafael Vaganian, and Vladimir Tukmakov.
He was the coach of GM Mikhail Tal, GM Boris Gelfand, and GM Yury Shulman among others. [3] After 2000 Kapengut has been a permanent resident of the USA, and since 28 April 2008 he plays for the US Chess Federation. [4]
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