Boris Katalymov

Kazakhstani chess player (1932–2013)

Boris Katalymov
Katalymov at Bad Liebenzell in 1995
Full name	Boris Nikolaevich Katalymov
Country	Soviet Union → Kazakhstan
Born	13 June 1932 Lunga Maidan, Mordovian ASSR, Soviet Union
Died	1 February 2013 (aged 80) Almaty, Kazakhstan
Title	International Master (1996)
Peak rating	2460 (July 1995)

Boris Katalymov (Russian: Борис Николаевич Каталымов, romanized: Boris Nikolaevich Katalymov or Katalimov; 13 June 1932 – 1 February 2013) was a Soviet (Ukrainian) and later Kazakhstani chess player. He spent in youth in Lviv playing in the same junior tournaments and for the same junior team as legendary Leonid Stein.^[1]^{[circular reference]} He was awarded the title of International Master by FIDE in 1996. Katalymov was multiple times champion of Kazakhstan.^[2] He took the silver medal in the 1995 World Senior Chess Championship, held in Bad Liebenzell, Germany.^[3] The Katalymov Variation of the Sicilian Defence is named after him.^[4]^{[better source needed]}. Boris Nikolaevich spent his later years teaching chess to young children and teenagers at the 'School Palace' in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

References

^ Leonid Stein
^ "Ушёл из жизни Борис Каталымов". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2013. (in Russian)
^ Crowther, Mark (26 November 1995). "The Week in Chess 59". The Week in Chess. Archived from the original on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
^ "The risky Katalimov Sicilian". 23 September 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.