Alexander Cherniaev

Alexander Sergeevich Cherniaev is a Russian chess grandmaster who plays for England.

Alexander Cherniaev
Cherniaev in 2005
CountryRussia (until 2022)
England (since 2022)
Born (1969-08-26) August 26, 1969
Arkhangelsk, Soviet Union
TitleGrandmaster (2004)
Peak rating2509 (July 2002)

Chess career

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]

References

  1. Raoof, Adam (November 2, 2007). "Russian Grandmaster Cleans Up".
  2. Pereira, Antonio (January 7, 2019). "Six-way tie at the top of 94th Hastings Congress".
  3. Giesbrecht, Lynn (July 7, 2019). "Regina's largest ever chess tournaments draw national competitors".
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