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'''Bator Sambuev''' ({{lang-ru|Батор Самбуев}}; born November 25, 1980) is a Russian-Canadian [[chess]] player who holds the [[FIDE title]] of [[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]]. He won the Canadian championship three times.
'''Bator Sambuev''' ({{langx|ru|Батор Самбуев}}; born November 25, 1980) is a Russian-Canadian [[chess]] player who holds the [[FIDE title]] of [[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Cohen |first=David |date=2019-06-09 |title=Sambuev, Bator |url=https://www.canadianchess.info/canadianchesshistory/CanadianChessBiographiesS.html#SAMBUEV |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=Canadian Chess Biographies}}</ref> He is a four-time winner of the Canadian chess championship and has represented Canada twice at [[Chess Olympiad|Chess Olympiads]].


==Chess biography ==
==Early life and career==
Born in [[Ulan-Ude]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ratings.fide.com/title_applications.phtml?details=1&id=4128290&title=GM&pb=13&reff=0|title=Title Applications - 3rd quarter Presidential Board, 22-23 September 2006, Elista, Russia|website=ratings.fide.com|publisher=FIDE|accessdate=6 February 2019}}</ref> Russia, Sambuev was awarded by [[FIDE]] the titles of [[International Master]] in 1999 and Grandmaster in 2006. He immigrated to [[Toronto]], Canada in June 2007 and moved to [[Montreal]] in 2010.
Born in [[Ulan-Ude]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ratings.fide.com/title_applications.phtml?details=1&id=4128290&title=GM&pb=13&reff=0|title=Title Applications - 3rd quarter Presidential Board, 22-23 September 2006, Elista, Russia|website=ratings.fide.com|publisher=FIDE|accessdate=6 February 2019}}</ref> Russia, Sambuev was awarded by [[FIDE]] the titles of [[International Master]] in 1999 and Grandmaster in 2006. He immigrated to [[Toronto]], Canada, in June 2007 and moved to [[Montreal]] in 2010.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2011 |title=Montreal attracts Canada's best chess players |url=https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2128413654 |access-date=2024-03-18 |work=CBC Television}}</ref>


He won the [[Canadian Chess Championship|Canadian Closed Championship]] in 2011 after a two-game playoff against [[Eric Hansen (chess player)|Eric Hansen]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=7223|title=2011 Canadian Closed Chess Championship|author=von Keitz, Michael|date=17 May 2011|publisher=ChessBase|accessdate=6 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2011/05/gm-sambuev-wins-2011-canadian-closed.html|title=GM Sambuev wins the 2011 Canadian Closed Championship!|author=Ficzere, Tony|date=13 May 2011|website=Susan Polgar Global Chess Daily News and Information|accessdate=6 February 2019}}</ref> In 2012, Sambuev again won the Canadian championship, earning the right to play in the [[Chess World Cup 2011|FIDE World Cup 2013]], and took part for the first time in the [[Chess Olympiad]], where he played for team Canada on the first board.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chessdom.com/canada-at-the-40th-chess-olympiad-2012/|title=Canada at the 40th Chess Olympiad 2012 {{!}} Chessdom|website=www.chessdom.com|accessdate=6 February 2019}}</ref>
He won the [[Canadian Chess Championship|Canadian Closed Championship]] in 2011 after a two-game playoff against [[Eric Hansen (chess player)|Eric Hansen]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=7223|title=2011 Canadian Closed Chess Championship|author=von Keitz, Michael|date=17 May 2011|publisher=ChessBase|accessdate=6 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2011/05/gm-sambuev-wins-2011-canadian-closed.html|title=GM Sambuev wins the 2011 Canadian Closed Championship!|author=Ficzere, Tony|date=13 May 2011|website=Susan Polgar Global Chess Daily News and Information|accessdate=6 February 2019}}</ref> In 2012, Sambuev again won the championship, earning the right to participate in the [[Chess World Cup 2011|FIDE World Cup 2013]], where he played [[Alexander Morozevich]] in the first round. Sambuev won the first game<ref>{{cite news|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/world-cup-11-a-few-surprises-in-troms-120813|title=World Cup 1.1: A few surprises in Tromsø|date=11 August 2013|newspaper=Chess News|accessdate=6 February 2019}}</ref> but lost the second<ref>{{cite news|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/world-cup-12-polgar-nepo-out-ushenina-still-in-130813|title=World Cup 1.2: Polgar, Nepo out, Ushenina still in|date=12 August 2013|newspaper=Chess News|accessdate=6 February 2019}}</ref> and was eliminated after losing the [[Rapid chess|rapid-play]] playoff (1½-½).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/world-cup-13-tremendous-action-in-the-tiebreaks-150813|title=World Cup 1.3: tremendous action in the tiebreaks|date=13 August 2013|newspaper=Chess News|accessdate=6 February 2019}}</ref>


Sambuev has been a team member at two Olympiads:
In the World Cup 2013, he played [[Alexander Morozevich]] in the first round. Sambuev won the first game<ref>{{cite news|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/world-cup-11-a-few-surprises-in-troms-120813|title=World Cup 1.1: A few surprises in Tromsø|date=11 August 2013|newspaper=Chess News|accessdate=6 February 2019}}</ref> and lost the second.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/world-cup-12-polgar-nepo-out-ushenina-still-in-130813|title=World Cup 1.2: Polgar, Nepo out, Ushenina still in|date=12 August 2013|newspaper=Chess News|accessdate=6 February 2019}}</ref> Then he lost the [[Rapid chess|rapidplay]] playoff by 1½-½ and as a result he was eliminated from the competition.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/world-cup-13-tremendous-action-in-the-tiebreaks-150813|title=World Cup 1.3: tremendous action in the tiebreaks|date=13 August 2013|newspaper=Chess News|accessdate=6 February 2019}}</ref>


* [[40th Chess Olympiad|Istanbul 2012]]: 1st board (+3, -6)<ref>{{cite web |date=24 May 2012 |title=Canada at the 40th Chess Olympiad 2012 {{!}} Chessdom |url=http://www.chessdom.com/canada-at-the-40th-chess-olympiad-2012/ |accessdate=6 February 2019 |website=www.chessdom.com}}</ref>
Sambuev was placed 2nd in the Toronto Labour Day Open and Toronto Holidays Open in 2007, the Toronto Hart House Holidays Open in 2008, the PWC Toronto Open, Toronto Labour Day Open and Toronto Thanksgiving Open in 2009, the Toronto Labour Day Open and Hart House Holidays Open in 2010, the Hart House Holidays Open in 2011, the Ontario Open in 2009, 2010 and 2011, and the Quebec Open in 2011.<ref>[http://chess.ca/players?check_rating_surname=Sambuev Bator Sambuev] [[Chess Federation of Canada]]. Retrieved 6 February 2019.</ref> In 2011, Sambuev came 1st at the Hamilton Winter Open ahead of [[Wesley So]], who he defeated in the 4th round.
* [[41st Chess Olympiad|Tromsø 2014]]: 4th board (+5, =2, -3)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sambuev, Bator |url=https://www.olimpbase.org/players/7vbv15be.html |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=OlimpBase: The Encyclopedia of Team Chess}}</ref>


Sambuev won the 2017 Canadian Championship (Zonal 2.2) on July 1, 2017 in Montreal. He finished =1st IM [[Nikolay Noritsyn]] in the 9-round Swiss with 8/9. They played four rapid games (15m + 10s) with White winning each time, but won the blitz play-off 1.5/0.5. In the play-off, Sambuev held Noritsyn's queen in his hand during the time-scramble, leading Noritsyn to [[Promotion (chess)|promote]] to a queen using an upside-down rook. The arbiters, mistakenly believing the queen was still on the table, ruled Noritsyn's promotion to have been to a rook instead of a queen, leading to a win for Sambuev. After the match, Noritsyn filed an appeal with the [[Chess Federation of Canada]] (CFC) asking for the decision of the arbiters to be overruled. The CFC denied the appeal in a 3-1 vote.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Klein|first1=Mike|url=http://www.chess.com/news/view/controversial-finish-to-canadian-chess-championship-5047|title=Controversial Finish to Canadian Championship|website=Chess.com|accessdate=12 July 2017|date=4 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Stapczynski |first1=Colin |title=5 Dirty Tricks Grandmasters Use |url=https://www.chess.com/article/view/5-dirty-tricks-gms-use |website=Chess.com |access-date=17 August 2021 |date=20 September 2020}}</ref>
Sambuev won the 2017 Canadian Championship (Zonal 2.2) in Montreal. He finished =1st with IM [[Nikolay Noritsyn]] in the 9-round Swiss with 8/9.<ref>{{Cite web |title=84th Canadian Championship |url=https://www.bcchesshistory.com/canchslate.html#canch2017 |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=BC Chess History}}</ref> They played four rapid games (15m + 10s) with White winning each time. Sambuev then won a controversial blitz playoff (1.5/0.5). In it, Sambuev held Noritsyn's queen in his hand during a time scramble. Noritsyn used an upside-down rook when he [[Promotion (chess)|promoted]] to a queen. The arbiters, mistakenly believing the queen was on the table, ruled that the promotion had been to a rook rather than a queen, leading to a win for Sambuev. After the match, Noritsyn appealed to the [[Chess Federation of Canada]], but the appeal was denied.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Klein|first1=Mike|url=http://www.chess.com/news/view/controversial-finish-to-canadian-chess-championship-5047|title=Controversial Finish to Canadian Championship|website=Chess.com|accessdate=12 July 2017|date=4 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Stapczynski |first1=Colin |title=5 Dirty Tricks Grandmasters Use |url=https://www.chess.com/article/view/5-dirty-tricks-gms-use |website=Chess.com |access-date=17 August 2021 |date=20 September 2020}}</ref>

Sambuev played in the [[Chess World Cup 2017|2017 World Cup]] at [[Tbilisi]] where he was eliminated in the first round by [[Wei Yi]].

He was =1st at the 2023 Canadian championship, with Nikolay Noritsyn and [[Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=2023 Canadian Closed Championship |url=https://www.chess.ca/en/ratings/t/?id=202304020 |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=BC Chess History}}</ref>

Sambuev has frequently been the victor or the runner-up at [[Swiss-system tournament|Swiss tournaments]] in Canada and has been the top-rated Canadian player.<ref>[https://www.chess.ca/en/ratings/p/?id=146462 Bator Sambuev. Chess Federation of Canada.] Retrieved March 19, 2024..</ref><ref name=":0" />


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 17:04, 6 November 2024

Bator Sambuev
Country Russia (until 2010)
 Canada (since 2010)
Born (1980-11-25) November 25, 1980 (age 44)
Ulan-Ude, RSFSR, Soviet Union
TitleGrandmaster (2006)
FIDE rating2421 (January 2025)
Peak rating2571 (April 2014)

Bator Sambuev (Russian: Батор Самбуев; born November 25, 1980) is a Russian-Canadian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Grandmaster.[1] He is a four-time winner of the Canadian chess championship and has represented Canada twice at Chess Olympiads.

Chess biography

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Born in Ulan-Ude,[2] Russia, Sambuev was awarded by FIDE the titles of International Master in 1999 and Grandmaster in 2006. He immigrated to Toronto, Canada, in June 2007 and moved to Montreal in 2010.[3]

He won the Canadian Closed Championship in 2011 after a two-game playoff against Eric Hansen.[4][5] In 2012, Sambuev again won the championship, earning the right to participate in the FIDE World Cup 2013, where he played Alexander Morozevich in the first round. Sambuev won the first game[6] but lost the second[7] and was eliminated after losing the rapid-play playoff (1½-½).[8]

Sambuev has been a team member at two Olympiads:

Sambuev won the 2017 Canadian Championship (Zonal 2.2) in Montreal. He finished =1st with IM Nikolay Noritsyn in the 9-round Swiss with 8/9.[11] They played four rapid games (15m + 10s) with White winning each time. Sambuev then won a controversial blitz playoff (1.5/0.5). In it, Sambuev held Noritsyn's queen in his hand during a time scramble. Noritsyn used an upside-down rook when he promoted to a queen. The arbiters, mistakenly believing the queen was on the table, ruled that the promotion had been to a rook rather than a queen, leading to a win for Sambuev. After the match, Noritsyn appealed to the Chess Federation of Canada, but the appeal was denied.[12][13]

Sambuev played in the 2017 World Cup at Tbilisi where he was eliminated in the first round by Wei Yi.

He was =1st at the 2023 Canadian championship, with Nikolay Noritsyn and Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux.[14]

Sambuev has frequently been the victor or the runner-up at Swiss tournaments in Canada and has been the top-rated Canadian player.[15][1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Cohen, David (2019-06-09). "Sambuev, Bator". Canadian Chess Biographies. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  2. ^ "Title Applications - 3rd quarter Presidential Board, 22-23 September 2006, Elista, Russia". ratings.fide.com. FIDE. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Montreal attracts Canada's best chess players". CBC Television. 2011. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  4. ^ von Keitz, Michael (17 May 2011). "2011 Canadian Closed Chess Championship". ChessBase. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  5. ^ Ficzere, Tony (13 May 2011). "GM Sambuev wins the 2011 Canadian Closed Championship!". Susan Polgar Global Chess Daily News and Information. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  6. ^ "World Cup 1.1: A few surprises in Tromsø". Chess News. 11 August 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  7. ^ "World Cup 1.2: Polgar, Nepo out, Ushenina still in". Chess News. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  8. ^ "World Cup 1.3: tremendous action in the tiebreaks". Chess News. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Canada at the 40th Chess Olympiad 2012 | Chessdom". www.chessdom.com. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  10. ^ "Sambuev, Bator". OlimpBase: The Encyclopedia of Team Chess. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  11. ^ "84th Canadian Championship". BC Chess History. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  12. ^ Klein, Mike (4 July 2017). "Controversial Finish to Canadian Championship". Chess.com. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  13. ^ Stapczynski, Colin (20 September 2020). "5 Dirty Tricks Grandmasters Use". Chess.com. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  14. ^ "2023 Canadian Closed Championship". BC Chess History. 2023. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  15. ^ Bator Sambuev. Chess Federation of Canada. Retrieved March 19, 2024..
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