Robert Shlyakhtenko

Robert Shlyakhtenko

Personal information
Born	(2005-05-09) May 9, 2005 (age 20) Los Angeles, California
Chess career
Country	United States
Title	International Master (2022)
FIDE   rating	2451 (October 2025)
Peak rating	2451 (August 2025)

Robert Shlyakhtenko is an American chess player.

Chess career

In June 2016, he had been the national No. 1 blitz player for his age range for over a year. ^[1]

In January 2020, he won the Dreaming King Open, finishing a half-point ahead of runner-up John D. Bryant. ^{[2] [3]}

He finished in third place in the 2020 US Chess Grand Prix, ahead of grandmasters Alexander Shabalov and Fidel Corrales Jimenez. ^[4]

In July 2023, he tied for third place at the Biel Masters Tournament, during which he achieved a draw against grandmaster Liu Yan and a win against grandmaster Luis Ernesto Quesada Pérez. ^[5]

In September 2024, he tied for second with grandmaster Oliver Barbosa in the Marshall Chess Club Labor Day Invitational GM A. ^{[6] [7]}

Personal life

Off the chessboard, he is also a pianist and studied piano performance under Saleem Ashkar at Brown University. ^[8]

References

1. "2016 ChessKid Online National Invitational Championships (CONIC): A Preview". June 5, 2016.
2. "Shlyakhtenko on Winning at Dreaming King". February 21, 2020.
3. "DREAMING KING OPEN".
4. Hartmann, John (2021-03-30). "Statement on Calculation of 2020 US Chess Grand Prix Prizes". US Chess.org. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
5. "Master Tournament (MTO) Biel International Chess Festival".
6. Ostrovskiy, Alex (September 6, 2024). "Two Norms Earned Over Labor Day NYC Norms Event".
7. "2024 Marshall Chess Club Labor Day Invitational GM A".
8. "BUO Soloist Spotlight: Robert Shlyakhtenko". April 3, 2025.