| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1947-06-16) June 16, 1947 |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Germany |
| Title | Grandmaster (1987) |
| Peak rating | 2510 (January 1978) |
Mikhail Semyonovich Tseitlin (Belarusian: Міхаіл Сямёнавіч Цэйтлін; German: Michael Zeitlein; born 16 June 1947, in Babruysk) is a Belarusian chess Grandmaster, now resident in Germany.
Tseitlin was twice Moscow Champion in 1976 (jointly) and 1977. His best results in international tournaments are Pernik (1977 and 1981) - 1st and 1st - 4th place; Nałęczów (1979) - 1st-3rd; Łódź (1980) - 2nd-4th; Hradec-Kralove (1982/83) - 3rd-6th; Prague (1983 and 1985) - 1st place.[1]
Tseitlin was awarded the International Master (IM) title in 1977 and the Grandmaster (GM) title in 1987. He received the International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster title in 1990.
Books
- Tseitlin, Mikhail (1991). Winning with the Schliemann. Maxwell Macmillan Chess. ISBN 1-85744-017-X.
- Tseitlin, Mikhail; Glaskov, Igor (1992). The Budapest for the Tournament Player. Batsford. ISBN 978-0805024319.
- Tseitlin, Mikhail; Glaskov, Igor (1995). The Complete Vienna. Batsford. ISBN 978-0713476064.
References
- ^ "This day M. Tseitlin was born". Chessdate.com. Retrieved 20 October 2007.
External links
- Mikhail S. Tseitlin player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Mikhail Tseitlin articles at New In Chess at the Wayback Machine (archived 26 July 2008)
- Michael Zeitlein rating card at FIDE
- Mikhail Semenovich Tseitlin player details at ICCF
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