Alexander Sergeevich Cherniaev is a Russian chess grandmaster who plays for England.
| Alexander Cherniaev | |
|---|---|
 Cherniaev in 2005 | |
| Country | Russia (until 2022) England (since 2022) |
| Born | August 26, 1969 Arkhangelsk, Soviet Union |
| Title | Grandmaster (2004) |
| Peak rating | 2509 (July 2002) |
Chess career edit
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 edit
- ^ Raoof, Adam (November 2, 2007). "Russian Grandmaster Cleans Up".
- ^ Pereira, Antonio (January 7, 2019). "Six-way tie at the top of 94th Hastings Congress".
- ^ Giesbrecht, Lynn (July 7, 2019). "Regina's largest ever chess tournaments draw national competitors".
External links edit
- Alexander Cherniaev rating card at FIDE