Aleksey Grebnev

Grebnev started playing chess at the age of 6, and is coached by Dmitry Afanasiev and Maxim Matlakov.^[2]

In September 2023, he won the Open section of the Tata Steel Asian Junior Championship, defeating Alekhya Mukhopadhyay in the final round to finish with a score of 7/9.^[3]

In November 2023, he became the U18 World Youth Champion with one round to spare after defeating Prraneeth Vuppala in the penultimate round.^[4]

In October 2024, he won the Open section of the Asian Junior Championship after grabbing the lead in Round 3 and maintaining it to the end.^[5]

In June 2025, he won the Dubai Open with 7/9, after having better tiebreaks than Alan Pichot.^[6] In July 2025, he won the Oskemen Open with 7/9, after having better tiebreaks than Richard Rapport.^[7]

In October 2025, he defeated Marc'Andria Maurizzi in their FIDE World Cup 2025 qualification match.^[8] At the World Cup, he made it to the fifth round after defeating Daniel Quizon, David Navara, Stamatis Kourkoulos-Arditis, and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the first four rounds. He was knocked out by compatriot Andrey Esipenko in the fifth round.