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Alexandr Lazarevich Al'pert has lived his entire life in Moscow. He graduated from department of physics and mathematics of a pedagogical institute. He hardly ever worked as a specialist. His pedagogical abilities were applied when he worked as a teacher in a chess school. Alexandr Al'pert devoted his whole life to chess. Being a pupil of an International Master and famous coach A. Khasin Al'pert got appreciable achievements in his youth, had a reputation of one of the strongest candidates to master, took part in championship (final) of the Central Chess Club of the USSR. Later he obtained a FIDE Master title. He played several times against eminent grandmasters in OTB chess and was successful. Alexandr had weak eyesight by birth. Playing chess tournaments of the USSR institute for the blind he had a reputation of one of the strongest players. He won a gold medal being a member of a team of the USSR at a chess blind Olympiad. Alexandr Al'pert left his mark in Russian correspondence chess forever. He obtained an ICCF International Master title in 2001. He stood up for Russia at ICCF Olympiad, played for Moscow in team championships of Russia. He had been a member of an Executive Board of RCCA since 2001 (was a Vice-President since 2005). He was a prime mover of the very first CC events played on the Internet including ICCF web-server and Russian web-server Chess Planet. He was an organizer of almost all friendly matches and was an immutable team captain of Russia. Taking in consideration Al'pert’s great services for correspondence chess the ICCF Congress 2009 awarded to him a
title of an International Arbiter posthumously, and supported also the RCCA in organizing an International CC Open in memory of him. |
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