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Igor Glek was born on 7 November, 1961 in Moscow, Soviet Union, is an A german male non-fiction writer. Discover Igor Glek's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 62 years old?

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Age 62 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 7 November, 1961
Birthday 7 November
Birthplace Moscow, Soviet Union
Nationality Russia

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1961

Igor Vladimirovich Glek (Игорь Владимирович Глек; born 7 November 1961) is a Russian chess player, trainer, writer and theorist.

1983

Completing his University of Moscow engineering/economics qualification in 1983, he worked as an economist until 1986 and followed this with two years of military service in the Soviet Army.

1989

From 1989, he was able to concentrate on chess, becoming first a professional player, then a grandmaster in 1990.

1990

He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1990.

Glek was born in Moscow.

In tournaments, he has been a winner of over 100 international events, including the 1990 World Open at Philadelphia, the 1998 Vienna Open, the 1999 Utrecht Open and the 2002 Zwolle Open (jointly with Mikhail Gurevich and others).

1994

In 1994 he moved to Essen, Germany.

Over the years, he has coached many talented young players and has been a regular writer on chess.

He is perhaps most commonly known for his contributions to the New In Chess (NIC) series of opening surveys and also the Secrets Of Opening Surprises series of books (also published by NIC), which fall under the general editorship of Jeroen Bosch.

Famed for his extensive and very creative opening repertoire, many enthusiasts find Glek's games and advice on offbeat opening lines invaluable.

As a player, he mostly opens with e4 as white and prefers the King's Indian, French Defence and Dutch Defence as Black.

A variation of the Classical King's Indian Defence, characterized by the move 7 ... Na6, is named after him, as is a variation of the Four Knights Game (4.g3).

1996

At the peak of his playing strength (1996) he was ranked world number 12 with an Elo rating of 2670.

1997

He has also had many years of success in team chess tournaments, primarily for his long-time club side Norilsky Nikel of Norilsk, as well as being a member of the silver medal-winning Russian team at the 1997 European Team Chess Championship.

Nowadays, he spends most of his time organising chess.

1998

Notable too, were his second place at Cappelle-la-Grande 1998 and joint second at the 9th Ordix Open (behind Viktor Bologan), a rapid chess event held in 2002.

2004

He is a co-founder of the ACP (Association of Chess Professionals) and was voted a board member in 2004.

2005

During 2005 and 2006, he was technical director of the Moscow Open International Chess Festival, became a member of the FIDE Committee for youth and junior events and was elected President of the WLCT (World League of Chess Tournaments).

2010

In 2010, he was awarded the titles of FIDE Senior Trainer and International Organizer by FIDE.