Alexander Cherniaev

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Alexander Cherniaev
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Cherniaev in 2010
Country Russia (until 2022)
England (since 2022)
Born (1969-08-26) August 26, 1969 (age 55)
Arkhangelsk, Soviet Union
Title Grandmaster (2004)
Peak rating 2509 (July 2002)

Alexander Sergeevich Cherniaev is a Russian chess grandmaster who plays for England.

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Chess career

In November 2007, he won the "First Thursday of the month" blitz tournament at the Hendon Chess Club. [1]

In January 2019, he tied for first place with Daniel Gormally, Oleg Korneev, Šarūnas Šulskis, Martin Petrov, and Conor Murphy at the 94th Hastings Congress. [2]

In July 2019, he gave a lecture and held a simultaneous exhibition in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada as part of the Canadian Open. [3]

References

  1. Raoof, Adam (November 2, 2007). "Russian Grandmaster Cleans Up".
  2. Pereira, Antonio (January 7, 2019). "Six-way tie at the top of 94th Hastings Congress".
  3. Giesbrecht, Lynn (July 7, 2019). "Regina's largest ever chess tournaments draw national competitors".