{{short description|Russian chess grandmaster and trainer (born 1973)}} {{Infobox chess player |name = Alexander Rustemov |image = File:AlexanderRustemov13.jpg |country = Russia |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|07|06}} |birth_place = Murmansk, Soviet Union |death_place = |title = Grandmaster (1998) |rating = |peakrating = 2625 (April 2001) |peakranking = No. 61 (April 2001) |FideID = 4119002 }}
'''Alexander Rustemov''' ({{langx|ru|Александр Рустемов}}; born July 6, 1973) is a Russian chess grandmaster and trainer. He gained the grandmaster title in 1998 and finished second in the 2000 Russian Chess Championship. Rustemov is an experienced internet blitz player, having played the Dutch grandmaster Loek van Wely in a 137-game blitz match on the ICC, the final score of which was 67½–71½ to van Wely.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.chesscafe.com/text/misha25.pdf | title=Interview with Alexander Rustemov | publisher=Chesscafe | date=2005-08-09 | accessdate=2013-04-18 | author=Savinov, Misha}}</ref> He is part of the ''Schachverein Wattenscheid'' chess club.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://chess-db.com/public/pinfo.jsp?id=4119002 | title=Александр Рустемов | publisher=chess-db.com | accessdate=2013-04-18 | archive-date=2014-05-12 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512224136/http://chess-db.com/public/pinfo.jsp?id=4119002 | url-status=dead }}</ref> In recent years, Rustemov has been living in Belarus.
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==External links== {{Commons category|Alexander Rustemov}} * {{chessgames player|id=18284}} * {{chessclub player|id=Goldmund}} * [http://www.365chess.com/players/Alexander_Rustemov Alexander Rustemov] player profile at 365chess.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rustemov, Alexander}} Category:Chess Grandmasters Category:Russian chess players Category:1973 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Murmansk