Michael Prusikin

Michael Prusikin
Prusikin in 2013
Personal information
Born (1978-01-19) January 19, 1978
Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Chess career
CountryGermany
TitleGrandmaster (2004)
FIDE rating2500 (December 2025)
Peak rating2571 (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

  1. ^ a b Kaehler, Arne (September 12, 2024). "Interview mit Michael Prusikin".
  2. ^ "Leonardo Costa im Interview: "Habe die Coronazeit gut für mein Training genutzt."". schachbund.de. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  3. ^ "KCF: Michael Prusikin Live". May 30, 2025.
  4. ^ "Michael Prusikin wird Großmeister". March 19, 2004.
  5. ^ Jittenmeier, Franz (May 23, 2021). ""Wir waren eingerostet": Spielertrainer Michael Prusikin und die junge deutsche Mannschaft beim Mitropacup".