Ilia Iljiushenok

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Ilia Iljiushenok
Country Russia (until 2023)
FIDE (since 2023)
Born (1993-08-16) 16 August 1993 (age 31)
Title Grandmaster (2018)
FIDE   rating 2506 (May 2025)
Peak rating 2567 (October 2022)

Ilia Iljiushenok (born 1993) is a Russian chess grandmaster. [1] [2]

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Chess career

He has represented his country in the 2010 Chess Olympiad, and played in the Chess World Cup 2015, being defeated by Dmitry Jakovenko in the first round.[ citation needed ]

Reviews

Luke McShane wrote in the January 2024 issue of The Spectator , "Iljiushenok’s brilliancy reminded me of a famous combination, played by a young Botvinnik, almost two decades before he became world champion in 1948." [3]

References

  1. "Iljiushenok, Ilia". International Chess Federation. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  2. "Аlexander Grischuk and Ilia Iljiushenok Lead Race at Aeroflot Open". Aeroflot Open 2024. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  3. McShane, Luke (20 January 2024). "A new queen". The Spectator. Retrieved 3 May 2025.