• IGM  Sergey Tiviakov
• Rating
• 14-2-1973
• Groningen

I was born in Krasnodar (USSR) on the 14th of February 1973. I began to study chess at the age of 5,5 years. Alexey Osachuk was my first coach. From 1980 until 1984 I was a pupil in the school of the Former World Champion Vassily Smyslov. 

• 1989 - the start of the professional chess career. World Junior Champion U-16 (1989) and U-18 (1990). 
• 1990 - end of the secondary school in Krasnodar. Since 1991 I am a Grandmaster.
• In 1994 I played a Candidate Match for the PCA World Championship Title (eliminated by Adams).
  World Chess Olympiad Champion 1994 (in the team of Russia).
• 1995 - end of the studies in the Kuban State Agricultural University (Ecomony of Agriculture).
• Since September 1997 I live in Groningen (Netherlands).
• European Team Champion 2001, 2005 (in the team of the Netherlands).
• Dutch Champion 2006, 2007.
• Winner of the numerous tournaments all over the world.

Highest rating - 2700. On October 1, 2005.

Besides Russian and English, I also speak Italian, Dutch and Spanish languages. I have visited 54 countries and territories so far. I have been to all (besides Australia and Antarctica) continents. Hobbies - art, Russian pop music, book reading (especially on anomal, paranormal, ancient civilization, UFO and other subjects).