Aleksey Grebnev | |
|---|---|
| Country | Russia (until 2023) FIDE (since 2023) |
| Born | July 26, 2006 Tolyatti, Russia |
| Title | Grandmaster (2024) [1] |
| FIDE rating | 2595 (August 2025) |
| Peak rating | 2608 (September 2025) |
Aleksey Grebnev is a Russian chess grandmaster.
He started playing chess at the age of 6, and is coached by Dmitry Afanasiev and Maxim Matlakov. [2]
In September 2023, he won the Open section of the Tata Steel Asian Junior Championship, defeating Alekhya Mukhopadhyay in the final round to finish with a score of 7/9. [3]
In November 2023, he became the U18 World Youth Champion with one round to spare after defeating Prraneeth Vuppala in the penultimate round. [4]
In October 2024, he won the Open section of the Asian Junior Championship after grabbing the lead in Round 3 and maintaining it to the end. [5]
In June 2025, he won the Dubai Open with 7/9, after having better tiebreaks than Alan Pichot. [6] In July 2025, he won the Oskemen Open with 7/9, after having better tiebreaks than Richard Rapport. [7]