Mikhail Kozakov (chess player)

This article is about the chess player. For the actor, see Mikhail Kozakov. For the Soviet general, see Mikhail Kazakov.

Mikhail Rustamovich Kozakov (Ukrainian: Михайло Рустамович Козаков, in some sources erroneously spelled Kazakov; born May 28, 1972, in Lviv) is a Ukrainian chess player. He was awarded the title Grandmaster (GM) in 2001 by the FIDE.^[1]

Mikhail Kazakov
Kozakov playing in the Independence Tournament in Warsaw (Poland) in 2013
Full name	Mikhail Rustamovich Kozakov
Born	(1972-05-28) May 28, 1972 (age 53) Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Title	Grandmaster (2001)
FIDE rating	2513 (June 2025)
Peak rating	2527 (September 2017)

Biography and career

Kazakov studied at the Lviv State University of Physical Culture's chess department, and graduated with a Master's degree in 1993.^[2] He obtained the title of International Master in 1996 from the FIDE, ad Grand Mater in 2001.^[1] He is also a chess coach, and organized various chess tournaments.^[3]

In 2002, he participated in the European Chess Clubs Cup, as part of the Lviv-base Karpaty-Galicia Club. He participated several times in the French Chess Championship; in 1999 for Le Mans Chess Club,^[4] then in 2008, 2009 and 2014 for the Bois-Colombes Chess Club.^[5][6] In 2015, Kozakov was Serbian Second League Champion.^[4]