| Alexander Cherniaev | |
|---|---|
 Cherniaev in 2005 | |
| Country | Russia (until 2022) England (since 2022) |
| Born | August 26, 1969 Arkhangelsk, Soviet Union |
| Title | Grandmaster (2004) |
| Peak rating | 2509 (July 2002) |
Alexander Sergeevich Cherniaev is a Russian chess grandmaster who plays for England.
In November 2007, he won the "First Thursday of the month" blitz tournament at the Hendon Chess Club. [1] In January 2019, he tied for first place with Daniel Gormally, Oleg Korneev, Šarūnas Šulskis, Martin Petrov, and Conor Murphy at the 94th Hastings Congress. [2]
In July 2019, he gave a lecture and held a simultaneous exhibition in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada as part of the Canadian Open. [3]
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