Yaroslov Zinchenko | |
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Country | Ukraine |
Born | Dnipro, Soviet Union | February 14, 1987
Title | Grandmaster (2006) |
FIDE rating | 2540 (October 2024) |
Peak rating | 2548 (August 2017) |
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