Sergei Zjukin

Sergei Zjukin
Country	Soviet Union  Estonia
Born	(1972-01-19) 19 January 1972 (age 52) Tallinn, Estonia
Title	International Master (2000)
FIDE rating	2279 (August 2021)
Peak rating	2425 (July 1997)

Sergei Zjukin (born 19 January 1972 in Tallinn) is an Estonian chess player who won the Estonian Chess Championship. He received the FIDE title of International Master (IM) in 2000.

Biography

In 1989, Zjukin graduated from secondary school in Tallinn and in 2001 he graduated from Tallinn University of Technology with degree a Chemical and Materials Technology. Tallinn chess school alumnus. For four consecutive years (1987–90) Zjukin won the Estonian championships among schoolchildren.[1] He won the Estonian Chess Championship in 1996 and finished third in 2000.[2]

He played for Estonia in the Chess Olympiads:[3]

• In 1996, at reserve board in the 32nd Chess Olympiad in Yerevan (+2 −1 =5);
• In 2000, at second reserve board in the 34th Chess Olympiad in Istanbul (+3 −0 =6).

Since 2004, Zjukin has been working as a chess coach in Tallinn's Tõnu Truus chess club and the Lasnamäe Noorte chess club.[4]

FIDE ratings

Elo development[5]

References

1. "ZJUKIN, SERGEI". ESBL.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 5 February 2014.
2. "Eesti meistrid 1923—2005" [Estonian champions 1923—2005]. Vabaettur.ee (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
3. "Men's Chess Olympiads :: Sergei Zjukin". OlimpBase.org. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
4. "MTÜ Lasnamäe Noorte Maleklubi" [NGO Lasnamäe Youth Chess Club]. LasnamaeChess.ee (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
5. Numbers according to FIDE Elo lists. Data sources: FIDE (period since 2001), OlimpBase (period 1971 to 2001)

External links

• Sergei Zjukin rating card at FIDE
• Sergei Zjukin player profile and games at Chessgames.com
• Sergei Zjukin chess games at 365Chess.com