Evgeny Romanov (chess player)

Evgeny Romanov
Full name Евгений Анатольевич Романов
Country Russia
Born (1988-11-02) November 2, 1988
Kaliningrad, Russia
Title Grandmaster
FIDE rating 2577 (January 2016)
Peak rating 2662 (July 2013)

Evgeny Romanov (Russian: Евгений Романов; born November 2, 1988 in Kaliningrad, Russia) is a Russian chess Grandmaster. He is the 2013 European Individual Chess Championship's bronze medalist.[1]

Chess career

In 1998 Romanov came first in the World Youth Chess Championship (Under-10) in Oropesa del Mar.[2] In 2000 he won the Under-12 European Youth Chess Championship in Halkidiki, and in 2002 he won the Under-14 section in Peniscola. He played in the Chess World Cup 2011 and was eliminated in the first round by Boris Grachev.[3] In December 2013 he tied for 1st–4th with Carlos Antonio Hevia Alejano, Yusnel Bacallao Alonso and Renier González in the 4th ITT Jahv McGregor Open Tournament in Bogotá, Colombia and won the trophy on tie-break.[4]

Notable games

References

  1. Crowther, Mark (2013-05-16). "14th European Individual Championships 2013". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  2. "World Championship: list of medals (Boys U-10)". Chess.gr. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  3. "World Cup (2011) (games of Evgeny Romanov)". ChessGames.com. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  4. "GM Evgeny Romanov wins ITT Jahv McGregor Tournament on tie-break". Chessdom. 2013-12-11. Retrieved 13 December 2013.

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