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Kirill Shevchenko
Shevchenko in 2023
CountryUkraine (until 2022)
Romania (since 2023)
Born22 September 2002 (2002-09-22) (age 21)
Kyiv, Ukraine
Title Grandmaster (2017)
FIDE  rating 2680 (June 2024)
Peak rating2694 (June 2023)
Ranking No. 51 (June 2024)
Peak rankingNo. 39 (June 2023)

Kirill Shevchenko ( Ukrainian: Кірілл Шевченко; born 22 September 2002) is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster currently playing for Romania.

Chess career

Born in 2002, Shevchenko earned his international master title in 2016 [1] and his grandmaster title in 2017, at the age of 14 years 10 months. [2] In February 2018, he competed in the Aeroflot Open and finished 51 out of 92, [3] scoring 4½/9 (+2–2=5). [4] In March 2018, he competed in the European Individual Chess Championship and placed 32nd, [5] scoring 7½/11 (+6–2=3). [6]

In November 2021, Shevchenko won the Lindores Abbey Blitz tournament in Riga, Latvia. He finished clear first on 14/18, half a point ahead of Fabiano Caruana and Arjun Erigaisi. [7] Later in the month, he represented Ukraine at the European Team Chess Championship. He played on board 4, scoring 4½/8 (+1–0=7), as Ukraine won gold. [8]

References

  1. ^ 87th FIDE Congress 2016, 1-14 September, Baku, Azerbaijan FIDE
  2. ^ 88th FIDE Congress 2017, 7-15 October, Goynuk, Antalya, Turkey FIDE
  3. ^ Staff writer(s) (28 February 2018). "Aeroflot Open 2018 A". Chess Results.
  4. ^ Staff writer(s) (28 February 2018). "Aeroflot Open 2018 A: Shevchenko Kirill". Chess Results.
  5. ^ Staff writer(s) (28 March 2018). "European Individual Chess Championship 2018". Chess Results.
  6. ^ Staff writer(s) (28 March 2018). "European Individual Chess Championship 2018: Shevchenko Kirill". Chess Results.
  7. ^ Doggers, Peter (8 November 2021). "Kirill Shevchenko Surprise Winner At Lindores Abbey Blitz". Chess.com.
  8. ^ Doggers, Peter (22 November 2021). "Ukraine, Russia Winners At 2021 European Team Chess Championships". Chess.com.

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