
My chess bio:
Place of birth & birth date:
Chernovci, Ukraine-January 29,1974
Current residence:
Tarragona, Spain since about 5 years;
But I spent more than 20 years in Israel ( I immigrated from Ukraine when I was 2 years old!) ,and I had the luck to stay 3 years in France (Cannes, Tulouse and Paris) 1 year in Prague ,8 months in Switzerland, half year in Ljubliana (Slovenia) and Budapest…
And many other great places around the world!
Marital status:
Married since 25 of July 2003! (with women international master Plachkinova-Kogan Tatiana).I am proud to be a father of a wonderful girl called Carolina (born in 2004) and of a sweet boy called Rafael ( born in 2014).

My chess style:
Playing for harmony to make all the pieces smile! ( positionally and tactically ..)
Especially with aggressive , tactical , inventive and creative chess!
Favorite Openings:
I like many openings .I’ve tried practically most of them .But I’ve used above all ,with big success: Sicilian (Taimanov) Sozin Attack with white,Rossolimo (with both colors!) and a s black the Volga Gambit ,Nimzo, and the Scandinav defense. (often I made it to be an attack:-))
Chess heroes that influenced me the most:
World Champions GM’s Alechin ,Fischer, Smyslov and Tal…ok, also Kasparov!
When and how I achieved my chess title:
1991 Biel – 1st International master norm and Loyds Bank – 2nd International master norm
1993 Groningen 3rd International master norm
1994 Kecskemet (HUN) 9 points out of 11 -1st Grandmaster norm
1997 Koszeg (HUN) 8 p. out of 11 – 2nd Grandmaster norm
1998 Novi Sad (Yugoslavia) 9 p. out of 12 – 3rd Grandmaster norm
