In March 2003, he tied for first with Vladimir Burmakin, Eduardas Rozentalis, Dmitry Bocharov, Alexander Areshchenko, Jakov Geller, and Evgeny Miroshnichenko in the Cappelle-la-Grande Open, finishing third on tiebreak.[1][2]
In September 2014, he played in the Grenke Chess Festival, where he achieved draws against higher-rated grandmasters David Baramidze, Daniel Fridman, Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu, and Georg Meier.[3]
In July 2018, he finished in third place at the Czech Open Rapid tournament, behind winner Vitaliy Bernadskiy and runner-up Sergei Movsesian.[4]
In August 2025, he tied for first place with five other players at the Open Wasselonne A tournament, where he was ultimately ranked in third place. He had won the tournament in the previous year.[5]
