Zinchenko, Yaroslav (14.02.1987)

zinchenkoUkrainian Chess Grandmaster (2006) is born in Dnipro, Ukraine.

Best results: Twice champion of Ukraine among young men – under 12 years old (1999) and under 20 years old (2005), silver medalist at the Ukrainian Championship under 14 years old (2000) and under 16 years old (2003), bronze medalist under 18 years old (2002). Silver medalist of the World Children’s Olympics in Denizli (Turkey) as a member of the Ukrainian team in 2003, IV Summer Youth Sports Games in Yevpatoriya (2005), where he performed on the first board. Prizewinner of various All-Ukrainian competitions as a part of the PSMB team. In 2010, he took 2nd place in the largest international Internet tournament Dos Hermanas 2010, losing in the final to US champion H. Nakamura.

Peak rating: 2548 in August 2017