Yuri Drozdovskij
| Yuri Drozdovskij | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Country |
 Ukraine |
| Born |
May 22, 1984 Ukraine |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating | 2616 (April 2016) |
| Peak rating | 2627 (March 2011) |
Yuri Drozdovskij (born 22 May 1984 in Odessa) is a Ukrainian chess Grandmaster.
He won the European Rapid Championship in 2006 and tied for first place at Cappelle-la-Grande in 2007. Drozdovskij was equal first (losing out on tie-break to Pavel Tregubov) at the 4th Pivdenny Bank Cup 2008, a rapid tournament held annually in Odessa.[1] This was an outstanding result, as he finished ahead of Boris Gelfand, Ruslan Ponomariov, Anatoly Karpov and Viktor Korchnoi. In 2009 he was a member of the bronze medal-winning Ukrainian team at the European Team Chess Championship.[2]
His current Elo rating is 2614.
References
- ↑ Crowther, Mark (2008-06-02). "4th Pivdenny Bank Chess Cup". London Chess Centre. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ↑ "Novi Sad: Azerbaijan wins Gold – by one rook move". ChessBase. 2009-10-31. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
External links
- Yuri Drozdovskij player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Yuri, Drozdovskij Achievements at GrossClub.com
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