Savva Vetokhin
Savva Vetokhin | |
|---|---|
| Country | Russia (until 2023) FIDE (since 2023) |
| Born | February 9, 2009 Moscow, Russia |
| Title | Grandmaster (2024)[1] |
| FIDE rating | 2533 (February 2025) |
| Peak rating | 2533 (February 2025) |
Savva Vetokhin is a Russian chess grandmaster.
Chess career
[edit]In May 2017, he played in the Russian U9 Championship, where he co-led the tournament alongside Egor Koshulyan with a perfect score after 6 rounds.[2]
In June 2017, he won the silver medal in the U8 World Youth Rapid Championship, losing on tiebreaks to Pham Tran Gia Phuc.[3]
In September 2019, he became the U10 World Youth Champion, finishing half a point ahead of runners-up Meng Yihan and Wei Jianzhou.[4]
In June 2023, he won the U14 World Youth Blitz Championship ahead of runner-up Artem Uskov.[5]
In December 2024, he won the Sunway Sitges Chess Festival by defeating grandmaster Ido Gorshtein in the blitz playoff. He also went undefeated throughout the tournament, winning against grandmasters Kirill Alekseenko and Marc'Andria Maurizzi along the way.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ^ "Savva Vetokhin and Egor Koshulyan Lead Russian Under 9 Championship". May 28, 2017.
- ^ "WORLD CADETS RAPID AND BLITZ CHAMPIONSHIPS – MEDAL WINNERS". 7 June 2017.
- ^ "Artem Lebedev, Savva Vetokhin and Galina Mikheeva Become World Youth Champions". September 1, 2019.
- ^ "Winners crowned at 2023 FIDE World Cadets & Youth Blitz and Rapid Championship". June 11, 2023.
- ^ Svensen, Tarjei (December 23, 2024). "15-Year-Old Savva Vetokhin Wins in Sitges, Celebrated With Fireworks".