Alexander Schwarzman
Alexander Schwarzman is an international grandmaster in international draughts, Russian draughts and Brazilian draughts from Russia. He is known for his creative playing style, especially his positional sacrifices and his high number of elegant games involving encirclements.- World champion 1998, 2007, 2009, 2017.
- World champion 1987, 1989, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2008, 2018
- Russian national champion 1993, 1996, 2003, 2004 and 2008.
- Russian national champion 1987, 1989, 1993, 1996 and 1997.
- Winner of Bijlmer Tournament 1997, 1998 and 2006.
- European champion 2002.
Schwarzman is the only grandmaster in three types of draughts: Brazilian, Russian and international.