Sergey Drygalov Explained

Country:	Russia
Birth Date:	19 May 1999
Birth Place:	Kurgan, Russia
Grandmaster (2022)^[1]
Peakrating:	2558 (April 2024)
Fideid:	24171743

Sergey Maksimovich Drygalov is a Russian chess grandmaster.

Chess career

In April 2019, he won the Russian Junior U21 Championship.^[2]

In September 2020, he won the open individual section of the All-Russian Student Competition. In the team section, he was representing Ural State Mining University (which was also the winning team) alongside Alexey Sarana, Polina Shuvalova, and Anna Afonasieva.^[3]

In September 2023, he won a Titled Tuesday tournament held on Chess.com, where he went undefeated in the tournament.^[4]

Personal life

His twin brother Andrey Drygalov is also a grandmaster.

Notes and References

1. Web site: FIDE Title Application (GM).
2. Web site: Russian Youth Championships Finish in Sochi. April 28, 2019.
3. Web site: All-Russian Student Competitions Completed in Moscow. September 30, 2020.
4. Web site: Warning: To Beat Magnus, Tiebreaks May Be Required. September 27, 2023. Nathaniel. Green.