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Sergei Yudin (chess player)

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Sergei Yudin
CountryRussia
Born (1986-06-10) June 10, 1986 (age 38)
Novosibirsk, Russia
TitleGrandmaster (2009)[1]
FIDE rating2458 (January 2025)
Peak rating2599 (July 2009)

Sergei Yudin is a Russian chess grandmaster.

Chess career

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In December 2010, he tied for 1st–4th with Semen Dvoirys, Pavel Smirnov and Sergei Iskusnyh at the Pavlodar Open.[2]

In June 2014, he defeated several stronger grandmasters at the World Blitz Championship: Teimour Radjabov, Peter Svidler, and Hikaru Nakamura, ultimately finishing in 12th place despite being seeded only in 86th.[3]

In March 2018, he won the Cup of Governor of Irkutsk Oblast with a score of 9/11, half a point ahead of runners-up Pavel Ponkratov and Igor Lysyj.[4]

In January 2020, he finished as the second runner-up in the Chennai GM Open, behind winner Pavel Ponkratov and first runner-up José Martínez Alcántara.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)".
  2. ^ "Pavlodar-open 2010". FIDE. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  3. ^ Doggers, Peter (June 22, 2014). "Carlsen Triple World Champion, Nepomniachtchi & Nakamura Shared Second in World Blitz".
  4. ^ "Sergei Yudin Wins Cup of Governor of Irkutsk Oblast". March 7, 2018.
  5. ^ Ahmed, Shahid (January 27, 2020). "Pavel Ponkratov wins 12th Chennai GM Open 2020".