Ilia Iljiushenok

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Ilia Iljiushenok
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Personal information
Born (1993-08-16) 16 August 1993 (age 32)
Chess career
Country Russia (until 2023)
FIDE (since 2023)
Title Grandmaster (2018)
FIDE   rating 2514 (October 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.