Alexei Tchizhov is a Russian draughts player born in 1964 in Izhevsk who has won the World Draughts Championship 10 times between 1979 and 2012. He began playing draughts in 1976 at a local sports club and became a sportmaster in the game in 1979 at the age of 15. Tchizhov is considered a very talented and shy player who found success competing in junior and international draughts competitions from a young age.