Yaroslav Zhrebukh (FIDE 2780) is a 17 year old Grandmaster from the Ukraine who earned the GM title when he was only 15 years old! He is in the top 10 highest rated U18 players in the world and shows tons of potential to become a top 2700+ super GM within the next few years with many convincing wins against many super GMs such as Pavel Elijanov and David Navara. We hope to see more of this talented young man in coming years.
Zhrebukh wins Capelle la Grande 2010 and his chess career takes off The game we chose to cover is from the Cappelle la Grande 2010, which was the first tournament that really brought him into the spotlight. At only 16 years old he won in first place in the tournament against over 82 GMs and 61 IMs. His convincing win at the tournament against many tougher opponents secured him a spot in the world’s top 10 Under 18 chess players.
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