Michael Prusikin
Prusikin in 2013 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 19, 1978 Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Germany |
| Title | Grandmaster (2004) |
| FIDE rating | 2500 (December 2025) |
| Peak rating | 2571 (January 2007) |
Michael Prusikin is a German chess grandmaster.
Chess career
Born in Ukraine, Prusikin learned chess from his father and played in a chess school at an early age. His family moved to Germany in the 1990s.[1]
He is also a chess coach, and began serving as the trainer of prodigy Leonardo Costa in 2018.[2] He has been named as Coach of the Year by the German Chess Federation and also holds the FIDE Senior Trainer title.[1][3]
In March 2004, he earned his final GM norm after scoring 5.5/8 at the Category XII tournament in Miskolc, Hungary.[4]
In May 2021, he played on the top board for the German team in the Mitropa Cup.[5]
References
- ^ a b Kaehler, Arne (September 12, 2024). "Interview mit Michael Prusikin".
- ^ "Leonardo Costa im Interview: "Habe die Coronazeit gut für mein Training genutzt."". schachbund.de. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
- ^ "KCF: Michael Prusikin Live". May 30, 2025.
- ^ "Michael Prusikin wird Großmeister". March 19, 2004.
- ^ Jittenmeier, Franz (May 23, 2021). ""Wir waren eingerostet": Spielertrainer Michael Prusikin und die junge deutsche Mannschaft beim Mitropacup".