Kirill Chukavin
Estonian chess player (born 2002)
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Kirill Chukavin (born 25 June 2002) is an Estonian chess player who holds the title of FIDE Master (2018). Estonian Chess Championship winner (2025).
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 June 2002 |
| Chess career | |
| Country |  Estonia |
| Title | FIDE Master (2018) |
| FIDE rating | 2358 (December 2025) |
| Peak rating | 2418 (July 2022) |
Biography
Kirill Chukavin is student of Tallinn chess school. He won medals in the Estonian Youth Chess Championships: gold in the O16 age group (2016),[1] and in O18 age group (2018,[2] 2020[3]). In 2019 he won Estonian Junior Chess Championship.[4] He has represented Estonia several times at the European Youth Chess Championships and World Youth Chess Championships.[5]
In 2022 he won annual chess tournament Saaremaa Cup.[6]
In 2017 he won bronze medal in Estonian Chess Championship.[7]
In December 2025 Kirill Chukavin won his first senior national chess title by defeating three-time Estonian chess champion Grandmaster Meelis Kanep in the final.[8]
In 2021, he graduated from Lasnamäe Gymnasium.
