Yaroslav Zherebukh
| Yaroslav Zherebukh | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Full name | Ярослав Жеребух |
| Country |
 Ukraine |
| Born |
July 14, 1993 Lviv, Ukraine |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating | 2606 (May 2016) |
Yaroslav Volodymyrovych Zherebukh (Ukrainian: Яросла́в Володи́мирович Жеребу́х; born July 14, 1993 in Lviv) is a Ukrainian chess Grandmaster (2009).
In 2006, he was a member of the Ukrainian national youth team, which won the U-16 Chess Olympiad in Turkey. His biggest success so far has been his victory, in February 2010, of the colossal Cappelle-la-Grande Open in France, ahead of 82 Grandmasters and 61 International masters (652 players), with 7.5 points out of 9."Yaroslav Zherebukh wins Cappelle-La-Grande 2010". Chess.co.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
In 2010 Yaroslav scored 8/11 (7 wins, 2 losses, 2 draws) to win the Young Stars of the World tournament, held in Kirishi, Russia.
In the 2011 World Cup, held in Khanty-Mansiysk, he caused a sensation by eliminating two super-grandmasters, Pavel Eljanov and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov in the first and third rounds. Eventually he was knocked out by Czech super-GM David Navara.[1]
In May 2015 Zherebukh switched his affiliation from Ukraine to the United States.
References
- ↑ Crowther, Mark (2011-09-21). "The Week in Chess: FIDE World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk 2011". London Chess Center. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
External links
- Biography, blog, games, gallery on chess site of Lviv grandmasters
- Yaroslav Zherebukh player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Yaroslav Zherebukh player profile at Chess.com