Yaroslav Volodymyrovych Zherebukh[a] (born July 14, 1993) is a Ukrainian-American chess Grandmaster (2009). Zherebukh was born in Lviv, Ukraine.
| Yaroslav Zherebukh | |
|---|---|
 Zherebukh in 2012 | |
| Country |  Ukraine (until 2015) United States (since 2015) |
| Born | July 14, 1993 Lviv, Ukraine |
| Title | Grandmaster (2009) |
| FIDE rating | 2620 (November 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2642 (June 2017) |
Career
editIn 2006, he was a member of the Ukrainian national youth team, which won the U-16 Chess Olympiad in Turkey. His biggest success so far has been his victory, in February 2010, of the colossal Cappelle-la-Grande Open in France, ahead of 82 Grandmasters and 61 International masters (652 players), with 7.5 points out of 9.[1]
In 2010, Yaroslav scored 8/11 (7 wins, 2 losses, 2 draws) to win the Young Stars of the World tournament, held in Kirishi, Russia.
In the 2011 World Cup, held in Khanty-Mansiysk, he caused a sensation by eliminating two super-grandmasters, Pavel Eljanov and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov in the first and third rounds. Eventually he was knocked out by Czech super-GM David Navara.[2]
In May 2015, Zherebukh switched his affiliation from Ukraine to the United States. Later in 2015, Zherebukh tied for first place at the U.S. Masters Chess Championship. In 2016 he qualified to compete in the 2017 U.S. Championship[3] where he scored a notable win in the seventh round against world #3 and reigning US Champion Fabiano Caruana.
In 2020, Zherebukh won the Chicago Chess Center 3rd Jane Addams Memorial.[4]
Zherebukh has stated that Akiba Rubinstein is his favourite chess player, "because of his perfect technique and very rich understanding of chess."[5]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Yaroslav Zherebukh wins Cappelle-La-Grande 2010". Chess.co.uk. Archived from the original on July 31, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
- ^ Crowther, Mark (September 21, 2011). "The Week in Chess: FIDE World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk 2011". London Chess Center. Archived from the original on October 20, 2011. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
- ^ "2017 US Championships". Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- ^ "Chicago Chess Center 3rd Jane Addams Memorial February 2020 United States of America FIDE Chess Tournament report". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
- ^ "GM Yaroslav Zhrebukh Interview and Game Review - (age 18 FIDE 2580)". www.ichess.net. iChess.net. October 2, 2011. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
External links
edit- Yaroslav Zherebukh rating card at FIDE
- Yaroslav Zherebukh player profile at Chess.com
- Yaroslav Zherebukh player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Yaroslav Zherebukh at Grandcoach.com
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