Mikhail Golubev
Mikhail Golubev is a Ukrainian chess Grandmaster, journalist and author.
Chess career
Golubev began playing chess at the age of six and played his first tournament a year later in 1977. He played several times in Ukrainian Chess Championship, and shared first place at Yalta 1996. In 2008, he won the Odesa Region Open Championship.Other successful performances include first place at Karviná 1992–93, first at Bucharest 2002, and first at Béthune 2002. In recent years, Golubev has cut down on his tournament appearances to focus on chess writing and coaching.
Chess strength
According to the website Chessmetrics, at his peak in January 1995, Golubev's play was equivalent to a rating of 2598 and he was ranked number 151 in the world.According to the database Mega Database 2009, his best performances were Bethune 2002, Karvina 1992–93, Yalta 1996 and Berlin 1993. Another of his best performances was at the Biel Open in 1995, where he scored 4/6 against an average of 2605-rated opposition, for a performance of 2643.
Since the July 2019 FIDE list, he has had an Elo rating of 2461, which would make him Ukraine's number 77 as of January 2025 were he still active.
Notable games
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