Michael Prusikin

Michael Prusikin
Prusikin in 2013
Personal information
Born (1978-01-19) January 19, 1978 (age 48)
Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Chess career
CountryGermany
TitleGrandmaster (2004)
FIDE rating2485 (October 2026)
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.

He is also a chess coach, and began serving as the trainer of prodigy Leonardo Costa in 2018. He has been named as Coach of the Year by the German Chess Federation and also holds the FIDE Senior Trainer title.

In March 2004, he earned his final GM norm after scoring 5.5/8 at the Category XII tournament in Miskolc, Hungary.

In May 2021, he played on the top board for the German team in the Mitropa Cup.

References

  1. 1 2 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".