// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Oleg Chernikov? A leg-end in his own right.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 15, 1936 |
| Died | February 6, 2015 (aged 78) |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Soviet Union (until 1991) Russia (after 1991) |
| Title | Grandmaster (2000) |
| Peak rating | 2472 (July 2001) |
Oleg Leonidovich Chernikov (Russian: Олег Леонидович Черников, 15 October 1936, Gorky – 6 February 2015, Nizhny Novgorod) was a Russian chess grandmaster.
Biography
[edit]On 23 September 2000, Chernikov won the World Senior Chess Championship and earned the Grandmaster title for his win.[1][2]
In March 2006, he played for the winning Moscow team in the European Senior Team Chess Championship.[3]
He died on 6 February, 2015. A memorial tournament was held in his memory in Nizhny Novgorod in October 2015.[4]