Albert Kapengut
Template:Short description Template:Infobox chess player 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]
Notes and references
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External links
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- Albert Z Kapengut player profile and games at Chessgames.comTemplate:EditAtWikidataTemplate:WikidataCheck