The Top Chess Players in the World

GM Kirill Shevchenko

Kirill Shevchenko
Kirill Shevchenko. Photo: Wikimedia, CC.
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Kirill Shevchenko
Born
Sep 22, 2002 (age 21)‎
Place of birth
Kyiv, Ukraine
Federation
Romania
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Kirill Shevchenko is a Ukrainian grandmaster and a top-10 junior player in the world (as of April 2021). He earned his GM title when 14 years, nine months, and 23 days old, placing him on the list of the youngest grandmasters in history. At the 2019 Najdorf Memorial Open A Tournament, Shevchenko finished undefeated with 7/9 points, earning second on a large seven-way tiebreak.

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