About Ruslan Scherbakov
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The beginning
I was born on 14.09.1969 in a very small town Staraya Russia, near Great Novgorod. At the age of 4 I learned to play chess and seriously started to study chess at 11, when my family moved from the Great Novgorod region to Cheliabinsk in 1980. From 1981 to 1992 I attended the Russian nation-wide chess school with GM Panchenko as the principle. Seminars were held twice a year. These seminars proved to be a great success as many students became grandmasters (the most famous are Sergey Rublevsky and Alisa Galliamova; also Maxim Sorokin, Mikhail Ulybin, Alexander Volzhin, Svetlana Prudnikova, Sergey Volkov and some others).
Advice to Kramnik
During my last few years at school I worked as a trainer, and in 1990 I was the coach for the Russian team in the Soviet youth team championship (where young Kramnik and Rublevsky played). Unfortunately the school is now closed, because of financial problems. At the time I was able to offer a youthful Kramnik some advice in these d-Pawn Openings!
In 1987 I became a Soviet chess master, in 1989 an IM and in 1992 a GM. I help some of my friends with their training. I coached GM Tatiana Shumiakina (Cheliabinsk) during several tournaments like Soviet Championship (1990-3rd place, and 1991), and zonal championships (the best result was in Orel 1993, 1st place). I also assisted my friend GM Sergey Rublevsky when he faced strong competition during tournaments in Poljanica Zdroj (Poland): 1996 - 2nd place, behind Beliavsky; 1997 - 1st place, one point ahead of Gelfand, two points ahead of Bareev! Sergey has become a very strong player and his strength continues to increase.
In the last two years my involvement in chess tournaments has been reduced, since I became a father.
My best results and a 9 move defeat:
Ruslan
Scherbakov and family
1986, Volgograd - champion of the USSR among students (+8=5), one point ahead of Tiviakov.
1987, Anapa - champion of Russia (juniors-20) +6=5
1987, Nizhny Novgorod (round) - won Cup of Russia (+5-1=6) (1-2 place with Vaulin)
1989, Kramatorsk (Ukraine) - Soviet junior team championship, 1st place in the team of Russia (+2=6)
1989/90, Cheliabinsk - South Ural Cup (round) +6-2=6, 2-4 places with Sveshnikov and Ulybin. I gained final IM norm and had my first win against a grandmaster (Sveshnikov).
1990, Kuibyshev (now Samara) - Russian Championship (round) +4=11, 1-5 places with Makarov, Sorokin, Kramnik, Kharlov.
1991, Taby (Sweden) (open) +7=2, 1st place (started 7 from 7) 1992, Bled (Slovenija) (open) +5=4, 1st place
1992, Helsinki (Finland) (open) +4-1=4, I gained first GM norm by crushing M.Gurevich in the last round.
1992, Belorechensk (Russia) (round) +8=5, where I achieved final GM norm.
1992, Europe Club Cup, 2nd place in the team of "Poliot" (Cheliabinsk)
1992/93, Hastings (England) (open), +7-1=3, 1st place. Having 3.5 from 4, I lost against McNab in 9 moves! I gained extra GM norm.
1994, Moscow - Russian team championship, 1st place in the team of "Kadyr" (Cheliabinsk), played on the 1st board.
1995, Akmola (Kazakhstan) (round) +4=7, 1st place 1995, Ljubljana (Slovenija) - Europe Club Cup, 3rd place in the team of "Kadyr" (Cheliabinsk), played on 2nd board. We have beaten the former champion "Bosna" with 4,5 to 1,5. "Bosna" had 2600 ELO on 6/th board, but Kasparov did not play against us.
1996, Decin (Czech Rep.), +6-1=2, 1 place 1996, Poljanica Zdroj (Poland) +6=5, 1 place
1997, Novgorod - Cup of Russia stage, +4=5, 1-3 places 1998, St.Petersburg - Cup of Russia stage, +5=4, 1-2 places.
1999, Tula - Cup of Russia stage, +4=5, 1 place.