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| Vladimir Burmakin | |
|---|---|
 Burmakin in 2010 | |
| Country | Soviet Union → Russia |
| Born | 6 June 1967 |
| Title | Grandmaster (1994) |
| FIDE rating | 2480 (November 2023) |
| Peak rating | 2627 (July 2009) |
Vladimir Burmakin (born 6 June 1967) is a Russian chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1994.
In 1994 he tied for 3rd-5th places in the Russian championship at Elista, with Sergei Rublevsky and Vasily Yemelin (Peter Svidler won, Mikhail Ulibin was second).
Burmakin won or shared first place in several tournaments:
Burmakin played for Russia in the European Senior Team Chess Championship 2019 in the 50+ division. His team won the gold medal. [1]
Burmakin is an expert of the Caro-Kann defence, playing it almost invariably in his games against 1. e4; against 1. d4 he usually adopts the Chebanenko Variation of the Slav defence.
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