Kalinin’s best achievement was his victory at Mulhouse in 2003. Retired from international chess since 2005, he had released recently few opening analyses on DVDs.
The author of Koningsindische Verteidigung (1999), Sicilianische Verteidigung (2003), Franzosisch/French Defence (on DVD 2004),1. …Sc6!? / 1. …Nc6!? (on DVD 2005), Slawische Verteidigung / Slav Defence (on DVD 2006, Strategy 2.0 (DVD Convekta).
Russian Grandmaster born in Belarus.