Alexander Fishbein
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Alexander Gregory Fishbein[1] (born May 8, 1968 in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, USSR[2] as Aleksandr Grigoryevich Fishbein, Russian: Александр Григорьевич Фишбейн) is an American chess player with the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM).
Career
At the age of four, he learned chess from his father, Gregory, (Russian: Григорий Абрамович Фишбейн; Grigory Abramovich Fishbein),[3] who is a National Master.[4]
The family immigrated to the US in 1979. In 1985, he won the first Arnold Denker Tournament of High School Champions. In 2018, he also won the inaugural John T. Irwin National Tournament of Senior State Champions, repeating that victory in 2020.[5] In the 1990s, Fishbein won tournaments in Stavanger, Norway, and Herning, Denmark and shared first place in several major Opens in the United States, including the World Open and National Open. He was awarded the grandmaster title in 1992.
Although Fishbein has worked in finance since 1993, focusing on investment strategies and trading of mortgage-backed securities since 2005, and is registered with FINRA,[1] he continues to compete in chess tournaments. He played in the U.S. Chess Championship four times in the 2000s (the best result: eighth place in 2006).[6] Since 2012, he has regularly appeared in Grand Prix tournaments in the Eastern United States and has finished first or equal first many times.
In July 2025, Fishbein won the 2025 U.S. Senior (Closed) Championship in Saint Louis as the 9th seed out of 10, after winning a playoff against Vladimir Akopian and Alexander Shabalov. [7]
Fishbein and his wife, Lana, have three children: Ellen, Samuel, and Mitch.
Books
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Fishbein, Alexander (1993), King and Pawn Endings, American Chess Promotions, ISBN 0-939298-39-2
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Fishbein, Alexander (1996), Fischer!, R & D Publishing, ISBN 1-883358-11-6
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Fishbein, Alexander (2017), The Scotch Gambit, Russell Enterprises, ISBN 978-1-941270-74-5
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Fishbein, Alexander (2021), The Exchange French Comes to Life, Russell Enterprises, ISBN 978-1-949859-29-4
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Müller, Karsten; Fishbein, Alex (2023), Endgame Corner, Russell Enterprises, ISBN 978-1949859-85-0
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Fishbein, Alexander (2024), My System: FastTrack Edition, Russell Enterprises, ISBN 978-1949859-89-8
Notable chess games
- Alexey Shirov vs Alexander Fishbein, Kerteminde 1991, King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Modern System (E97), 0-1
- Alexander Fishbein vs Yury Shulman, US Championship 2006. French Defense, Tarrasch Variation (C09). 1-0
References
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."ALEXANDER G FISHBEIN (Alex Fishbein, Alexander Gregory Fishbein)". brokercheck.finra.org. FINRA. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2019 U.S. Senior Championship". uschesschamps.com. Saint Louis Chess Club. Archived from the original on March 14, 2023. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Фишбейн, Григорий Абрамович" [Fishbein, Grigory Abramovich]. catalog.belstu.by (in русский). Belarusian State Technological University. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Mr. Gregory Fishbein". uschess.org. US Chess Federation. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."5th Annual John T. Irwin National Tournament of Senior State Champions". uschess.org. US Chess Federation. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."US Championship 2006 Tournament". Chessgames.com. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- ^ https://s3.chess-results.com/tnrWZ.aspx?lan=1&art=1&SNode=S0&tno=1217389
External links
- Official website
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