Sergei Shipov
| Sergei Shipov | |
|---|---|
| Country |
 Russia
|
| Born |
April 17, 1966 Murom |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating | 2541 (April 2017) |
| Peak rating | 2662 (January 1999) |
Sergei Shipov (born April 17, 1966 in Murom) is a Russian chess grandmaster with a peak FIDE rating of 2662 (No. 23 in the world on the January 1999 list), chess journalist and author. He is the man behind the popular chess website Crestbook, where, among other services, he provides online commentary to current chess events.
In 2006 he won the Midnight Sun Chess Challenge in Tromsø, Norway with a score of 7.5/9, half point ahead of Magnus Carlsen.
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