Maksim Tsaruk

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Maksim Tsaruk
Personal information
Born (2005-07-10) July 10, 2005 (age 20)
Chess career
Country Belarus (until 2023)
FIDE (since 2023)
Title Grandmaster (2025) [1]
FIDE   rating 2515 (December 2025)
Peak rating 2515 (October 2025)

Maksim Tsaruk is a Belarusian chess grandmaster.

Chess career

In January 2022, he won the Belarusian Chess Championship with a score of 8/11, half a point ahead of the field. [2]

In June 2024, he finished in second place in the individual rapid chess tournament at the BRICS Games. [3]

In August 2024, he won the U20 open section of the FIDE World School Rapid Chess Championship. [4]

In August 2025, he tied for first place with Denis Lazavik, Arkadij Naiditsch, Zeng Chongsheng, and Aleksey Grebnev at the Abu Dhabi Masters, ultimately being ranked 5th after tiebreaks. [5]

References

  1. "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
  2. "Belarusian Championship: Tsaruk and Zeliantsova clinch titles". January 26, 2022.
  3. "Vladislav Artemiev and Kateryna Lagno Win Rapid Tournaments at BRICS Games". June 18, 2024.
  4. "Winners crowned at FIDE World School R&B Championships". August 8, 2024.
  5. Colodro, Carlos (August 26, 2025). "Denis Lazavik wins Abu Dhabi Masters".