Bezgodov Alexei (30.06.1969)
Russian Grandmaster (1999). Journalist. Russian Champion 1993.
Best result: Ufa 1993, 5th; Moscow open 1995, 2nd; Chigorin Memorial 1995, 2nd; Budapest FS 1996, 1st; Slovakia ch Open 1996, 1st; Perm 1997, 1st; Voronezh Open 2002, 2nd; Chigorin Memorial 2004, 2nd; Ukraine championship 1999, 1-2nd; Pavlodar Open 2015, 1-2nd.
A participant in the 2000 World Championship, in the 2009 World Cup and in the 2010 Olympiad.
Author of Challenging the Sicilian with 2.a3!? (2004), The Extreme Caro–Kann: Attacking Black with 3.f3 (2014), The Double Queen’s Gambit- A surprise Weapon for Black (2016)
Peak rating: 2576 in 1999.