Matlakov, Maxim (05.03.1991)

matlakov-maximRussian chess Grandmaster (2010) is born in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

World Youth Champion – U18 (2009). European Individual Chess Champion (2017).

Best results: World Youth Championship 2003 – U12, 3rd; World Youth Championship 2005 – U14, 3rd; FINEC GM 2009 in Russia, 2nd; NWAPA Rector Cup 2009 in Russia, 2nd; Gipslis Memorial 2009 in Riga, 1st; St. Petersburg Championship 2009, 1st; Najdorf Memorial B (Poland) 2009, 2nd; Russian Junior Championship of 2011 – U20, 1st; 13th European Individual Championship 2012, tied 2nd – 6th on tiebreak; Chigorin Memorial 2013, tied 1st – 3rd on tiebreak; FIDE World Cup 2013, 2nd round; Moscow Open 2014 – A, tied 1st; Politiken Cup 2014 in Helsingør, tied 2nd; Russian Cup Final knockout tournament 2014, 2nd; Gubernators Cup Ugra 2014, 2nd; Tradewise Gibraltar 2015, 3rd; European Individual Championship 2015, 5th; FIDE World Cup 2015, 1st round; European Individual Rapid Chess Championship 2016, 2nd; Grenke Chess Open 2017 in Karlsruhe, tied 1st; World Team Chess Championship 2017 in Khanty-Mansiysk, team 2nd; FIDE World Cup 2017, 3rd round; European Individual Chess Ch 2018, tied 2nd; 3rd Sharjah Masters International Championship 2019, tied 1st; 21st Dubai Open Chess Championship 2019, tied 1st; FIDE World Cup 2019, 3rd round;

Peak rating: 2738 in November 2017