Jakovenko Dmitry (28.06.1983)

Russian Grandmaster (2001). European Champion in 2015. Jakovenko was Vice-Champion of Russia in 2005 and 2006, World U18 Champion in 2001 and one of the best world juniors in 2002.

Best results: co-winner at Pardubice Open and Aosta Open in 2002, 12^th at the Russian championship 2003, 1^st at Montreal World tournament in 2005, 1^st at Poikovsky 2007 and in 2008, 2^ndat Aeroflot Open 2007, at Pamplona 2007, at Corus B 2007; 3^rd at the 2007 European Individual Championship; Russian Cup 2013, 2014 and 2016, 1st;  Khanty Mansyisk FIDE Grand Prix 2014–15, 1st; Poikovsky Karpov Tournament 2018, 1st.

A participant in the 2008 and 2010 Olympiads, he was a member of the gold medal-winning Russian team at the 2009 World Team Chess Championship and at the European Team Chess Championships of 2007 and 2015.

Peak rating: 2760 in 2009, Jakovenko was then the 5^th best ranked player of the world.