14 Facts About Evgeny Bareev

Evgeny Ilgizovich Bareev is a Russian-Canadian chess player, trainer, and writer.

Evgeny Bareev won the strong Enghien-les-Bains tournament held in France in 2003.

Evgeny Bareev was a second to Vladimir Kramnik in the Classical World Chess Championship 2000 against Garry Kasparov.

Evgeny Bareev was a finalist of the World Cup 2000, where he lost to Viswanathan Anand, and of the Rapid World Cup 2001, where he lost to Kasparov.

Evgeny Bareev reached the semifinals, but lost his match against Topalov.

Evgeny Bareev won his match against Judit Polgar, but was eliminated after losing his second-round match to Peter Leko.

In 2015, Evgeny Bareev, who had moved to Toronto in 2006, transferred his FIDE membership from the Russian to the Canadian Chess Federation.

Evgeny Bareev shared equal first with Razvan Preotu at the 2021 Zonal Championship.

Evgeny Bareev was a member of the Soviet national team at the 1990 Chess Olympiad and of the Russian national team at the Chess Olympiads of 1994,1996,1998 and 2006.

Evgeny Bareev won the team gold medal in 1990,1994,1996 and 1998.

Evgeny Bareev played on the Canadian team at the Olympiads in 2016 and 2018.

Evgeny Bareev is a two-time winner of the World Team Chess Championship and a two-time winner of the European Team Chess Championship.

Evgeny Bareev is a four-time winner of the European Club Cup with three clubs: Lion of France, Ladia of Russia and Bosna of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

In 2006, Evgeny Bareev organized a grandmaster school for top Russian junior players and headed it until 2010.