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Kirill Shevchenko

Kirill Shevchenko

Ukrainian-Romanian chess grandmaster


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

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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. Staff writer(s) (28 February 2018). "Aeroflot Open 2018 A". Chess Results.
  2. Staff writer(s) (28 February 2018). "Aeroflot Open 2018 A: Shevchenko Kirill". Chess Results.
  3. Staff writer(s) (28 March 2018). "European Individual Chess Championship 2018". Chess Results.
  4. Staff writer(s) (28 March 2018). "European Individual Chess Championship 2018: Shevchenko Kirill". Chess Results.
  5. Doggers, Peter (8 November 2021). "Kirill Shevchenko Surprise Winner At Lindores Abbey Blitz". Chess.com.
  6. Doggers, Peter (22 November 2021). "Ukraine, Russia Winners At 2021 European Team Chess Championships". Chess.com.

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