Baburin Alexander Evgenyevich (born 1967, Nizhny Novgorod) is a Soviet and Irish chess player and grandmaster, the first and only grandmaster in Ireland.[2]
Chess career
In January 1993, according to the FIDE rating list, Baburin ranked ninth in the world among international masters.[1] That same year he moved to Ireland. He was awarded the grandmaster title after receiving Irish residency.[1]
Connection to Nizhny Novgorod
Alexander Baburin was born in Nizhny Novgorod.[2]
Links
- Wikidata (Q1398323 — an entry in the free knowledge base)
- VIAF (73431098 — Virtual International Authority File)
- ISNI (0000000039488278)
Sources
- irlchess.com — Alexander Baburin
- sinonim.org — Political journalist, editor-in-chief of the Moscow bureau of Radio Svoboda, 7 letters