14 May 2015

New Captain of the Russian Team

Next January Andrey Filatov will become a captain of Russian men's squad.

The RCF President Andrey Filatov decided to become a captain of the Russian men's team, starting January 2016. “Our goal for the Chess Olympiad in Baku, – said Mr Filatov, – is at least finishing in the top three”. 

Andrey Vassilyevich Filatov was born on December 18, 1971 in Krivoy Rog. He studied chess at Junior Sports School #9 in Dnepropetrovsk. He is a candidate master. In 1993 Andrey Filatov graduated from the Sports Academy of the Republic of Belarus as “Physical training teacher and chess trainer”.