Alexander Cherniaev

Alexander Cherniaev
Cherniaev in 2010
CountryRussia (until 2022)
England (since 2022)
Born (1969-08-26) August 26, 1969 (age 55)
Arkhangelsk, Soviet Union
TitleGrandmaster (2004)
Peak rating2509 (July 2002)

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

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".