Russian-German chess grandmaster (born 1984)
Leonid Kritz is a Russian-German chess grandmaster.
Chess career
Kritz began learning chess from his father at the age of 4.[1]
In 1999, Kritz won the U16 section of the World Youth Chess Championship. Afterwards, he began training under Josif Dorfman.[2][3]
Kritz participated in the FIDE World Chess Championship 2004, where he defeated Krishnan Sasikiran in the first round, but was defeated by Rafael Leitão in the second round.[2]
In October 2004, Kritz represented Germany at the 36th Chess Olympiad.[4]
In August 2007, Kritz won the New England Masters.[5]
In September 2008, Kritz tied for first in the 2nd SPICE (Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence) Cup with Pentala Harikrishna, Alexander Onischuk, and Varuzhan Akobian.[6] He ultimately lost to Harikrishna on tiebreaks.
Kritz has not played professional chess since April 2015, and works as a portfolio manager in the quantitative asset management field in Boston.[1]
Personal life
Kritz studied mathematics and finance at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, where he was the captain of the chess team.[1][7] In December 2009, the team dominated the field in a clear first place at the Pan-American Championships in South Padre Island, Texas.[8] He later got a master's degree in finance from the University of Texas at Dallas, where he also played on their chess team.[9]
Kritz is married to Grandmaster Nadezhda Kosintseva.
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