Kirill Shevchenko Explained

Kirill Shevchenko
Country:Ukraine (until 2022)
Romania (since 2023)
Birth Place:Kyiv, Ukraine
Grandmaster (2017)
Peakrating:2694 (June 2023)
Peakranking:No. 39 (June 2023)
Fideid:14129574

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]

Notes and References

  1. https://ratings.fide.com/title_applications.phtml?details=1&id=14129574&title=IM&pb=46 87th FIDE Congress 2016, 1-14 September, Baku, Azerbaijan
  2. https://ratings.fide.com/title_applications.phtml?details=1&id=14129574&title=GM&pb=50 88th FIDE Congress 2017, 7-15 October, Goynuk, Antalya, Turkey
  3. Web site: Aeroflot Open 2018 A . Staff writer(s) . Chess Results . 28 February 2018.
  4. Web site: Aeroflot Open 2018 A: Shevchenko Kirill . Staff writer(s) . Chess Results . 28 February 2018.
  5. Web site: European Individual Chess Championship 2018 . Staff writer(s) . Chess Results . 28 March 2018.
  6. Web site: European Individual Chess Championship 2018: Shevchenko Kirill . Staff writer(s) . Chess Results . 28 March 2018.
  7. Web site: Kirill Shevchenko Surprise Winner At Lindores Abbey Blitz. Peter. Doggers. Chess.com. 8 November 2021.
  8. Web site: Ukraine, Russia Winners At 2021 European Team Chess Championships. Peter. Doggers. Chess.com. 22 November 2021.