Yaroslav Zherebukh
| Yaroslav Zherebukh | |
|---|---|
 Zherebukh in 2012 | |
| Full name | Yaroslav Volodymyrovych Zherebukh |
| Country |  Ukraine United States |
| Born | July 14, 1993 Lviv, Ukraine |
| Title | Grandmaster (2009) |
| FIDE rating | 2620 (April 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2642 (June 2017) |
Yaroslav Volodymyrovych Zherebukh (Ukrainian: Яросла́в Володи́мирович Жеребу́х; born July 14, 1993, in Lviv) is a Ukrainian-American chess Grandmaster (2009).
Career[edit]
In 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. 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]
References[edit]
- ^ "Yaroslav Zherebukh wins Cappelle-La-Grande 2010". Chess.co.uk. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
- ^ Crowther, Mark (2011-09-21). "The Week in Chess: FIDE World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk 2011". London Chess Center. Archived from the original on 2011-10-20. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ^ "2017 US Championships". Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ^ "Chicago Chess Center 3rd Jane Addams Memorial February 2020 United States of America FIDE Chess Tournament report". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
- ^ "GM Yaroslav Zhrebukh Interview and Game Review - (age 18 FIDE 2580)". Chess Videos, Chess DVDs, Chess Software and more. 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
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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