Nikita Afanasiev

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Nikita Afanasiev
CountryRussia
Born (2000-08-29) August 29, 2000 (age 23)
Title Grandmaster (2020)
FIDE   rating 2544 (March 2024)
Peak rating 2583 (June 2022)

Nikita Afanasiev (born August 29, 2000) is a Russian chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2020.

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Chess career

Afanasiev earned the FIDE Master title in 2014, International Master in 2019 and Grandmaster title in 2020. [1]

He qualified to play in the Chess World Cup 2021 through the European continental qualifiers. [2]

In March 2022, he won the Moscow Championship on tie-break ahead of Ivan Eletskiy and Viacheslav Zakhartsov after all scored 7/9. [3]

In July 2023, he won the Aluston Open with a score of 7/9. [4]

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References

  1. "Afanasiev, Nikita". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  2. "Participants of the World Cup 2021" (PDF), FIDE
  3. "The Week in Chess 1428". theweekinchess.com. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  4. "The Week in Chess 1497". theweekinchess.com. Retrieved 2023-07-23.