Sergey Maksimovich Drygalov is a Russian chess grandmaster.

Sergey Drygalov
CountryRussia
Born (1999-05-19) May 19, 1999 (age 25)
Kurgan, Russia
TitleGrandmaster (2022)[1]
FIDE rating2542 (November 2024)
Peak rating2558 (April 2024)

Chess career

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In April 2019, he won the Russian Junior U21 Championship.[2]

In September 2020, he won the open individual section of the All-Russian Student Competition. In the team section, he was representing Ural State Mining University (which was also the winning team) alongside Alexey Sarana, Polina Shuvalova, and Anna Afonasieva.[3]

In September 2023, he won a Titled Tuesday tournament held on Chess.com, where he went undefeated in the tournament.[4]

Personal life

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His twin brother Andrey Drygalov is also a grandmaster.

References

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  1. ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Russian Youth Championships Finish in Sochi". April 28, 2019.
  3. ^ "All-Russian Student Competitions Completed in Moscow". September 30, 2020.
  4. ^ Green, Nathaniel (September 27, 2023). "Warning: To Beat Magnus, Tiebreaks May Be Required".