Aleksandr Galkin (chess player)

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Aleksandrovich and the family name is Galkin.
Aleksandr Galkin
CountryRussia
Born (1979-02-01) 1 February 1979 (age 45)
Rostov-on-Don, Soviet Union
TitleGrandmaster (1997)
FIDE rating2611 (October 2024)
Peak rating2626 (August 2012)
Peak rankingNo. 96 (April 2006)

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Galkin (Russian: Александр Александрович Галкин; born 1 February 1979) is a Russian chess player. Born in Rostov-on-Don, he was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 1997.