Oleg Pervakov

Oleg Viktorovich Pervakov is a Russian chess composer.

Biography

Pervakov published his first chess endgame study in 1997. He has composed about 130 studies, either individually or in collaboration, and has received over 90 awards, including 26 first prizes.
In 2005, he was awarded the title of Grandmaster for Chess Composition by FIDE.
He won the World Championship in Composing for Individuals in the studies section for the 2004–2006 cycle, and placed second in the 2001–2003 edition. He won again in the 2022–2024 edition, holding now the title of World Champion.
Pervakov is also active as a chess journalist and is a major contributor to the Russian magazine 64. He is involved in organizing tournaments and other chess-related events. In 2003, he was one of the organizers of the Permanent Commission of the FIDE for [Chess Compositions|Permanent Commission for Chess Composition (PCCC)] congress in Moscow.