Russian Grandmaster (2002) born in Kyrgyzstan. European Individual Champion 2016, European U16 Champion in 2001. Russian U20 Champion in 2002.
Best results: Essent Open 2003, 1st; Skanska Open 2004, 1st; 55th Russian Championship 1st League in 2006, 1st. Russian Super Championship 2006, 3rd; Moscow Open 2007, 2-10th European Individual Championship 2009, 1-10th; Moscow Open 2010, 1-4th. Baku Open 2014, 1st and Moscow Open 2015, 1st.
A participant at World Chess Championship in 2004 and the 2007, 2009 and 2011 World Cup.
Peak rating: 2692 in 2011, he was the fifth best world U20 rated in January 2004.