Alexander Shabalov

Alexander Shabalov (born September 12 1967) is an American chess grandmaster, the multiple winner of the U.S. Chess Championships. He is of Latvian origin, and like his fellow Latvians Alexei Shirov and Mikhail Tal he is known for courting complications even at the cost of objective soundness. As of December 9 2004 Shabalov had the United States Chess Federation rating of 2685, ranking him 7th best among American chess players.

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September 12 - 1967 - American - Chess - U.S. Chess Championship - Latvia - Alexei Shirov - Mikhail Tal - December 9 - 2004 - United States Chess Federation

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Image:Shabalov0201_057.jpg|2002 U.S. Chess Championships

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