Kirill Shevchenko

Kirill Shevchenko (Ukrainian: Кірілл Шевченко; born 22 September 2002) is a Ukrainian (until 2022) and Romanian (since 2023) chess grandmaster.

Kirill Shevchenko
Shevchenko in 2022
CountryUkraine (until 2022)
Romania (since 2023)
Born22 September 2002 (2002-09-22) (age 21)
Kyiv, Ukraine
TitleGrandmaster (2017)
FIDE rating2671 (October 2023)
Peak rating2694 (June 2023)
RankingNo. 64 (October 2023)
Peak rankingNo. 39 (June 2023)

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. 87th FIDE Congress 2016, 1-14 September, Baku, Azerbaijan FIDE
  2. 88th FIDE Congress 2017, 7-15 October, Goynuk, Antalya, Turkey FIDE
  3. Staff writer(s) (28 February 2018). "Aeroflot Open 2018 A". Chess Results.
  4. Staff writer(s) (28 February 2018). "Aeroflot Open 2018 A: Shevchenko Kirill". Chess Results.
  5. Staff writer(s) (28 March 2018). "European Individual Chess Championship 2018". Chess Results.
  6. Staff writer(s) (28 March 2018). "European Individual Chess Championship 2018: Shevchenko Kirill". Chess Results.
  7. Doggers, Peter (8 November 2021). "Kirill Shevchenko Surprise Winner At Lindores Abbey Blitz". Chess.com.
  8. Doggers, Peter (22 November 2021). "Ukraine, Russia Winners At 2021 European Team Chess Championships". Chess.com.
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