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In March 2018, Alekseenko competed in the [[European Individual Chess Championship]]. He placed 34th,<ref>{{cite web|url =http://chess-results.com/tnr295754.aspx?lan=1&art=1&rd=11&turdet=YES&flag=30|title =European Individual Chess Championship 2018|website =Chess Results|date =28 March 2018}}</ref> scoring 7/11 (+6–3=2).<ref>{{cite web|url =http://chess-results.com/tnr295754.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=RUS&turdet=YES&flag=30&snr=62|title =European Individual Chess Championship 2018: Alekseenko Kirill|website =Chess Results|date =28 March 2018}}</ref> He competed in the European Championship again in 2019, placing 63rd with 6½/11 (+5–3=3).<ref>[https://chess-results.com/tnr404992.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=RUS&turdet=YES&flag=30&snr=26 European Individual Chess Championship 2019: Alekseenko Kirill] Chess Results</ref> Although he failed to qualify for the [[Chess World Cup 2019]] through European Championship placement, he was chosen as a wildcard nominee by the organiser of the tournament. He defeated [[Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn]] and [[Johan-Sebastian Christiansen]] in rounds one and two, then eliminated the 17th-seed [[Pentala Harikrishna]] in the third round.<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.chess.com/news/view/2019-fide-chess-world-cup-round-3-day-2|title =FIDE Chess World Cup Ends For Karjakin, Harikrishna|first =Peter|last =Doggers|website =Chess.com|date =18 September 2019}}</ref> He faced the 1st-seed [[Ding Liren]] in the fourth round. Alekseenko drew both of the classical games but lost in the rapid tiebreaks.<ref>{{cite web|url =https://chess24.com/en/read/news/fide-world-cup-r4-tiebreaks-xiong-wins-thriller|title =FIDE World Cup R4 Tiebreaks: Xiong wins thriller|first =Colin|last =McGourty|website =Chess24|date =23 September 2019}}</ref>
In March 2018, Alekseenko competed in the [[European Individual Chess Championship]]. He placed 34th,<ref>{{cite web|url =http://chess-results.com/tnr295754.aspx?lan=1&art=1&rd=11&turdet=YES&flag=30|title =European Individual Chess Championship 2018|website =Chess Results|date =28 March 2018}}</ref> scoring 7/11 (+6–3=2).<ref>{{cite web|url =http://chess-results.com/tnr295754.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=RUS&turdet=YES&flag=30&snr=62|title =European Individual Chess Championship 2018: Alekseenko Kirill|website =Chess Results|date =28 March 2018}}</ref> He competed in the European Championship again in 2019, placing 63rd with 6½/11 (+5–3=3).<ref>[https://chess-results.com/tnr404992.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=RUS&turdet=YES&flag=30&snr=26 European Individual Chess Championship 2019: Alekseenko Kirill] Chess Results</ref> Although he failed to qualify for the [[Chess World Cup 2019]] through European Championship placement, he was chosen as a wildcard nominee by the organiser of the tournament. He defeated [[Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn]] and [[Johan-Sebastian Christiansen]] in rounds one and two, then eliminated the 17th-seed [[Pentala Harikrishna]] in the third round.<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.chess.com/news/view/2019-fide-chess-world-cup-round-3-day-2|title =FIDE Chess World Cup Ends For Karjakin, Harikrishna|first =Peter|last =Doggers|website =Chess.com|date =18 September 2019}}</ref> He faced the 1st-seed [[Ding Liren]] in the fourth round. Alekseenko drew both of the classical games but lost in the rapid tiebreaks.<ref>{{cite web|url =https://chess24.com/en/read/news/fide-world-cup-r4-tiebreaks-xiong-wins-thriller|title =FIDE World Cup R4 Tiebreaks: Xiong wins thriller|first =Colin|last =McGourty|website =Chess24|date =23 September 2019}}</ref>


At the [[FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2019]] held in October on the Isle of Man, Alekseenko took third place with 7½/11 (+4–0=7), half-a-point behind [[Wang Hao (chess player)|Wang Hao]] and [[Fabiano Caruana]].<ref>[http://chess-results.com/tnr478041.aspx?lan=1&art=1&rd=11&flag=30 "Grand Swiss Final Ranking after 11 Rounds"]</ref> Alekseenko thus became eligible to be chosen as the wildcard nominee for the [[Candidates Tournament 2020]] as the next-highest placed finisher at Isle of Man, apart from Caruana who had already qualified for the Candidates.<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.chess.com/news/view/wang-hao-wins-fide-chess-com-grand-swiss-qualifies-for-candidates|title =Wang Hao Wins FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss, Qualifies For Candidates|first =Peter|last =Doggers|website =Chess.com|date =21 October 2019}}</ref>
At the [[FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2019]] held in October on the Isle of Man, Alekseenko took third place with 7½/11 (+4–0=7), half a point behind [[Wang Hao (chess player)|Wang Hao]] and [[Fabiano Caruana]].<ref>[http://chess-results.com/tnr478041.aspx?lan=1&art=1&rd=11&flag=30 "Grand Swiss Final Ranking after 11 Rounds"]</ref> Alekseenko thus became eligible to be chosen as the wildcard nominee for the [[Candidates Tournament 2020]] as the next-highest placed finisher at Isle of Man, apart from Caruana who had already qualified for the Candidates.<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.chess.com/news/view/wang-hao-wins-fide-chess-com-grand-swiss-qualifies-for-candidates|title =Wang Hao Wins FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss, Qualifies For Candidates|first =Peter|last =Doggers|website =Chess.com|date =21 October 2019}}</ref>


Alekseenko represented Russia on the third board at the 2019 [[European Team Chess Championship]], held in Batumi from 24 October to 2 November. He scored 4½/8 (+2–1=5) as Russia won gold. Alekseenko defeated [[Kacper Piorun]] of Poland in the final round, which proved decisive to Russia's first-place finish.<ref>{{cite web|url =https://en.chessbase.com/post/euro-teams-2019-r9|title =Double gold for Russia at the European Team Championships|first =Carlos Alberto|last =Colodro|website =ChessBase|date =2 November 2019}}</ref>
Alekseenko represented Russia on the third board at the 2019 [[European Team Chess Championship]], held in Batumi from 24 October to 2 November. He scored 4½/8 (+2–1=5) as Russia won gold. Alekseenko defeated [[Kacper Piorun]] of Poland in the final round, which proved decisive to Russia's first-place finish.<ref>{{cite web|url =https://en.chessbase.com/post/euro-teams-2019-r9|title =Double gold for Russia at the European Team Championships|first =Carlos Alberto|last =Colodro|website =ChessBase|date =2 November 2019}}</ref>

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Kirill Alekseenko
Kirill Alekseenko (2015)
Full nameKirill Alexeyevich Alekseenko
CountryRussia
Born22 June 1997 (1997-06-22) (age 27)
Saint Petersburg, Russia
TitleGrandmaster (2015)
FIDE rating2673 (November 2024)
Peak rating2715 (November 2019)
RankingNo. 54 (November 2024)

Kirill Alexeyevich Alekseenko (Russian: Кирилл Алексеевич Алексеенко; born 22 June 1997) is a Russian chess grandmaster.

Personal life

Alekseenko was born on 22 June 1997 in Saint Petersburg. His father was a soldier and his mother was a teacher. Alekseenko's grandfather was a fan of chess and taught him the rules of the game when he was four years old. Aside from his grandfather, no one in his family played chess.[1] As of 2019, Alekseenko is a student at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University.[2]

Chess career

At the age of seven, Alekseenko played his first tournament, the St. Petersburg U8 Championship. At the European Youth Chess Championship, he was the U10 champion in 2007, and the U16 champion in 2013.[1] At the World U14 Chess Championship, Alekseenko won bronze in 2010, and gold in 2011.[1][3] He then won silver and bronze in 2012 and 2013, respectively, at the World U16 Chess Championship.[1]

Alekseenko achieved the necessary norms for the grandmaster title in 2012, but did not reach a FIDE rating of 2500 necessary for the granting of the title until 2015.[1] He won the Chigorin Memorial in 2015.[1] He also won it in 2016[4] and 2017.[5] In February 2018, he participated in the Aeroflot Open. He finished 13th out of 92,[6] scoring 5½/9 (+4–2=3).[7]

In March 2018, Alekseenko competed in the European Individual Chess Championship. He placed 34th,[8] scoring 7/11 (+6–3=2).[9] He competed in the European Championship again in 2019, placing 63rd with 6½/11 (+5–3=3).[10] Although he failed to qualify for the Chess World Cup 2019 through European Championship placement, he was chosen as a wildcard nominee by the organiser of the tournament. He defeated Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn and Johan-Sebastian Christiansen in rounds one and two, then eliminated the 17th-seed Pentala Harikrishna in the third round.[11] He faced the 1st-seed Ding Liren in the fourth round. Alekseenko drew both of the classical games but lost in the rapid tiebreaks.[12]

At the FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2019 held in October on the Isle of Man, Alekseenko took third place with 7½/11 (+4–0=7), half a point behind Wang Hao and Fabiano Caruana.[13] Alekseenko thus became eligible to be chosen as the wildcard nominee for the Candidates Tournament 2020 as the next-highest placed finisher at Isle of Man, apart from Caruana who had already qualified for the Candidates.[14]

Alekseenko represented Russia on the third board at the 2019 European Team Chess Championship, held in Batumi from 24 October to 2 November. He scored 4½/8 (+2–1=5) as Russia won gold. Alekseenko defeated Kacper Piorun of Poland in the final round, which proved decisive to Russia's first-place finish.[15]

On 23 December, Alekseenko was announced as the wildcard nominee for the Candidates Tournament, set to be held in Yekaterinburg from 15 March to 5 April 2020.[16] Later in December, he competed in the World Rapid and Blitz Championships. He placed 57th in the rapid with 8½/15 (+6–4=5),[17] and 71st in the blitz with 11½/21 (+8–6=7).[18]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Derakshani, Dorsa (29 October 2015). "Kirill Alekseenko wins Chigorin Memorial". ChessBase.
  2. ^ Санкт-Петербург: Студент Кирилл Алексеенко вошел в топ-16 лучших шахматистов мира
  3. ^ Валерий ПОПОВ: Питерские шахматы — в системном кризисе
  4. ^ Banjan, Priyadarshan (26 October 2017). "Chigorin Memorial: Alekseenko wins; Abdusattorov shines". ChessBase.
  5. ^ Crowther, Mark (31 October 2017). "Chigorin Memorial 2017". The Week in Chess.
  6. ^ "Aeroflot Open 2018 A". Chess Results. 28 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Aeroflot Open 2018 A: Alekseenko Kirill". Chess Results. 28 February 2018.
  8. ^ "European Individual Chess Championship 2018". Chess Results. 28 March 2018.
  9. ^ "European Individual Chess Championship 2018: Alekseenko Kirill". Chess Results. 28 March 2018.
  10. ^ European Individual Chess Championship 2019: Alekseenko Kirill Chess Results
  11. ^ Doggers, Peter (18 September 2019). "FIDE Chess World Cup Ends For Karjakin, Harikrishna". Chess.com.
  12. ^ McGourty, Colin (23 September 2019). "FIDE World Cup R4 Tiebreaks: Xiong wins thriller". Chess24.
  13. ^ "Grand Swiss Final Ranking after 11 Rounds"
  14. ^ Doggers, Peter (21 October 2019). "Wang Hao Wins FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss, Qualifies For Candidates". Chess.com.
  15. ^ Colodro, Carlos Alberto (2 November 2019). "Double gold for Russia at the European Team Championships". ChessBase.
  16. ^ Alekseenko's Candidates Participation Confirmed As MVL Appeals With Open Letter
  17. ^ 2019 King Salman World Rapid & Blitz Championship Rapid Open
  18. ^ 2019 King Salman World Rapid & Blitz Championship Blitz Open
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