Happened Today in the Chess World - Mar 21, 2024

IGOR OF GERMANY

GM Igor Khenkin - Source: chess-tigers.de

Today is Grandmaster Igor Khenkin's birthday. He was born in Vladimir, Russia, on March 21, 1968.
Khenkin was the German champion in 2011; he performed well in several Italian tournaments, such as Reggio Emilia and Bratto.
Khenkin is considered one of the greatest experts on the Caro-Kann defense and tied his name - along with English GM Keith Arkell's - to the line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5, also known as  Carls-Botvinnik variant.
Khenkin reached his peak rating in May 2012 with 2670 Elo points. In his career, Khenkin defeated players of the caliber of Ponomariov, Kasimdzhanov, Timman, Jussupow, Ljubojevic, J. Polgar, and Morozevich.

John Shaw (2469)-Igor Khenkin (2647), Dresda 2008
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