Sergei Yudin (chess player)
Russian chess grandmaster (born 1986)
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Sergei Andreevich Yudin is a Russian chess grandmaster.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 10, 1986 Novosibirsk, Soviet Union |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Russia |
| Title | Grandmaster (2009)[1] |
| FIDE rating | 2458 (May 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2599 (July 2009) |
Chess career
In December 2010, he tied for 1st–4th with Semen Dvoirys, Pavel Smirnov and Sergei Iskusnyh at the Pavlodar Open.[2]
In June 2014, he defeated several stronger grandmasters at the World Blitz Championship: Teimour Radjabov, Peter Svidler, and Hikaru Nakamura, ultimately finishing in 12th place despite being seeded only in 86th.[3]
In March 2018, he won the Cup of Governor of Irkutsk Oblast with a score of 9/11, half a point ahead of runners-up Pavel Ponkratov and Igor Lysyj.[4]
In January 2020, he finished as the second runner-up in the Chennai GM Open, behind winner Pavel Ponkratov and first runner-up José Martínez Alcántara.[5]