Andrey Drygalov Explained

Country:	Russia
Birth Date:	19 May 1999
Birth Place:	Kurgan, Russia
Grandmaster (2021)^[1]
Peakrating:	2522 (August 2021)
Fideid:	24171735

Andrey Maksimovich Drygalov is a Russian chess grandmaster.

Chess career

In July 2015, he finished third in the Chelyabinsk Region Blitz Championship. He placed behind winner Pavel Ponkratov and runner-up Igor Lysyj, and finished alongside Roman Ovechkin.^[2]

In August 2017, he played for Kurgan in the Russian Youth Team Championship. He helped his team in defeating the Moscow team.^[3]

In July 2018, he finished third in the Lev Polugaevsky Memorial held in Samara. He finished behind winner Alexey Mokshanov and runner-up Evgeny Shaposhnikov.^[4]

In April 2019, he finished third in the Russian Junior U21 Championship, behind his brother Sergey and Semen Khanin.^[5]

In October 2019, he played for the Regulars team with Maxim Lugovskoy, Oleg Vastrukhin, and Alexander Utnasynov in the Russian Rapid Team Championships. The team finished second behind the Moscow Chess Team.^[6]

Personal life

His twin brother Sergey Drygalov is also a grandmaster.

Notes and References

1. Web site: FIDE Title Application (GM).
2. Web site: Pavel Ponkratov Becomes Chelyabinsk Region Blitz Champion. July 21, 2015.
3. Web site: Botvinnik Junior Sports School-1 Leads Russian Youth Team Championship. August 8, 2017.
4. Web site: Alexey Mokshanov Wins Lev Polugaevsky Memorial. July 18, 2018.
5. Web site: Russian Youth Championships Finish in Sochi. April 28, 2019.
6. Web site: Moscow Chess Team Wins Russian Rapid Championship. October 19, 2019.