Aleksey Grebnev Explained

Country:	Russia (until 2023) FIDE (since 2023)
Birth Place:	Tolyatti, Russia
Grandmaster (2024)^[1]
Peakrating:	2555 (December 2024)
Fideid:	34189030

Aleksey Grebnev is a Russian chess grandmaster.

Chess career

He started playing chess at the age of 6, and is coached by Dmitry Afanasiev and Maxim Matlakov.^[2]

In September 2023, he won the Open section of the Tata Steel Asian Junior Championship, defeating Alekhya Mukhopadhyay in the final round to finish with a score of 7/9.^[3]

In November 2023, he became the U18 World Youth Champion with one round to spare after defeating Prraneeth Vuppala in the penultimate round.^[4]

In October 2024, he won the Open section of the Asian Junior Championship after grabbing the lead in Round 3 and maintaining it to the end.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: FIDE Title Application (GM).
2. Web site: Aleksey Grebnev: Chess is Both Work and Leisure. November 30, 2023.
3. Web site: Tata Steel Asian Junior 2023: Grebnev & Tejaswini clinch Gold, Aswath & Bristy Silver, Rohith & Mounika Bronze. Shahid. Ahmed. September 16, 2023.
4. Web site: Aleksey Grebnev Becomes U18 World Youth Champion with One Round to Go. November 24, 2023.
5. Web site: Grebnev and Shukhman win 2024 Asian Junior Championship. October 19, 2024.