Aleksey Goganov
Russian chess grandmaster (born 1991)
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Aleksey Goganov (Russian: Алексей Гоганов; born 26 July 1991) is a Russian chess player. He was awarded the title Grandmaster (GM) by FIDE in 2013. Goganov competed in the FIDE World Cup in 2015 and 2017.
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 July 1991 |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Russia |
| Title | Grandmaster (2013) |
| FIDE rating | 2491 (July 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2643 (November 2016) |
Chess career
Goganov is twice champion of Saint Petersburg: 2008 and 2016.[1] He won the Lev Polugaevsky Memorial in 2012 on tiebreak,[2] won the Chepukaitis Memorial in August 2013 and qualified for the Russian Chess Championship Superfinal in 2013, eventually finishing in eighth place.[3] In 2016, Goganov shared first place in the Riga Technical University Open in Riga with Martyn Kravtsiv (the eventual winner on tiebreak score), Hrant Melkumyan, Arturs Neikšāns and Jiří Štoček.[4]
In 2018 Aleksey Goganov had joined Mednyi Vsadnik group which came 4th place at the Euro Club Cup.[5]
He won the ChessMood Open 2021, held at Tsaghkadzor from 4-12 October.[6]
