Igor Efimov (chess player)

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Igor Efimov
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Efimov in 2014
Personal information
Born (1960-09-16) September 16, 1960 (age 65)
Tbilisi, Georgia
Chess career
Country Italy (until 2007)
Monaco (since 2007)
Title Grandmaster (1992)
Peak rating 2540 (July 1997)

Igor Borisovich Efimov is a Georgian chess grandmaster who plays for Monaco.

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Chess career

He won the Italian Chess Championship in 1997 and 1998.

In February 2017, he won the Monaco Chess Championship, where he tied for first place with Igor Berezowsky but prevailed on tiebreak scores. [1]

As of October 2020, he was one of two grandmasters in Monaco, alongside David Marciano. [2]

In June 2024, he won the European Small Nations Individual Chess Championship by scoring 8/9 without any losses and finishing ahead of Fred Berend and Serni Ribera Veganzones. [3]

In September 2024, he played for Monaco at the 45th Chess Olympiad. At the event, he was defeated by Daniel Quizon, who became a grandmaster after their game. [4]

He played in the Chess World Cup 2025, where he was defeated by Ediz Gürel in the first round.

References

  1. ↑ "IGOR EFIMOV AND SVETLANA BEREZOWSKA NEW MONACO CHAMPIONS". February 20, 2017.
  2. ↑ "World Statistics Day - Chess Touch". October 20, 2020.
  3. ↑ "GM IGOR EFIMOV AND WGM ELVIRA BEREND WIN EUROPEAN SMALL NATIONS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2024". June 30, 2024.
  4. ↑ Malanum, Jean (September 15, 2024). "Quizon earns GM title at Chess Olympiad; PH teams in 13th spot".
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