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==Chess career==
==Chess career==
In April 1998, he finished fourth in the St. Petersburg Championship, and was one of a few players to end with a plus score.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chessfocus.com/tournament-results/1998-st-petersburg-championship|title=1998 St. Petersburg Championship}}</ref>

In January 1999, he played in Group B of the [[Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament 1999]]. He went undefeated in the tournament and finished tied for third place. During the tournament, he defeated [[Friso Nijboer]] and held top seeds [[Smbat Lputian]] and [[Igor Glek]] to draws.<ref>{{cite web|url =http://theweekinchess.com/html/twic221.html#2|title =The Week in Chess 221|author =Mark Crowther|publisher =The Week in Chess|date = 1 February 1999}}</ref>
In January 1999, he played in Group B of the [[Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament 1999]]. He went undefeated in the tournament and finished tied for third place. During the tournament, he defeated [[Friso Nijboer]] and held top seeds [[Smbat Lputian]] and [[Igor Glek]] to draws.<ref>{{cite web|url =http://theweekinchess.com/html/twic221.html#2|title =The Week in Chess 221|author =Mark Crowther|publisher =The Week in Chess|date = 1 February 1999}}</ref>



Revision as of 22:10, 28 April 2024

Sergey Ionov
Ionov in 2009
CountryRussia
Born (1962-01-07) January 7, 1962 (age 62)
Veliky Novgorod, Soviet Union
TitleGrandmaster (1996)
FIDE rating2502 (May 2024)
Peak rating2559 (May 2011)

Sergey Dmitrievich Ionov is a Russian chess grandmaster.

Chess career

In April 1998, he finished fourth in the St. Petersburg Championship, and was one of a few players to end with a plus score.[1]

In January 1999, he played in Group B of the Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament 1999. He went undefeated in the tournament and finished tied for third place. During the tournament, he defeated Friso Nijboer and held top seeds Smbat Lputian and Igor Glek to draws.[2]

In October 2022, he won the Russian Senior Rapid Championship with a score of 8/10, finishing ahead of Yuri Balashov and Evgenij Kalegin.[3]

References

  1. ^ "1998 St. Petersburg Championship".
  2. ^ Mark Crowther (1 February 1999). "The Week in Chess 221". The Week in Chess.
  3. ^ "Sergey Ionov Wins Russian Senior Rapid Championship". October 4, 2022.