Alexey Vasilyevich Sarana (Russian: Алексей Васильевич Сарана, Serbian Cyrillic: Алексеј Васиљевич Сарана; born 26 January 2000) is a Russian-born chess grandmaster, currently representing Serbia. He won the European Individual Chess Championship in 2023.[1]
| Alexey Sarana | |
|---|---|
 Sarana in 2024 | |
| Country | Russia (until April 2023) Serbia (since April 2023) |
| Born | 26 January 2000 (age 24) Moscow, Russia |
| Title | Grandmaster (2017) |
| FIDE rating | 2679 (November 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2717 (July 2024) |
| Ranking | No. 49 (November 2024) |
| Peak ranking | No. 24 (August 2024) |
His father is Ukrainian and lives near Kyiv. Sarana left Russia in March 2022, stating that he does not plan to return until the end of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2]
Chess career
editBorn in 2000, Sarana earned his international master title in 2016[3] and his grandmaster title in 2017.[4] In February 2018, he participated in the Aeroflot Open. He finished forty-ninth out of ninety-two,[5] scoring 4½/9 (+1–1=7).[6] In March 2018, he competed in the European Individual Chess Championship. He placed twenty-second,[7] scoring 7½/11 (+4–0=7).[8] In July 2019, Sarana won the Russian Championship Higher League with a score of 6½/9 (+4–0=5), qualifying for the Superfinals of 71st Russian men's Chess championship.[9] In the Superfinal, he finished 9th with a score of 5/11(+1-2=8).[10]
In 2019, Sarana shared first place with Alexandr Predke in the Russian Championship Higher League (second on tiebreak) with a score of 6½/9 (+4–0=5). With this result he qualified for the Superfinals of the Russian men's Chess championship for the second year in a row.[11] In 2023 he won the European Individual Chess Championship.[1]
In the Chess World Cup 2023, Sarana reached the round of 16 by defeating 6th seed Wesley So in the fourth round.[12]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b European Chess Union. Alexey Sarana wins European Individual Chess Championship 2023
- ^ Doggers (PeterDoggers), Peter (5 May 2022). "Russian Grandmasters Leave Russia: 'I Have No Sympathy For This War'". Chess.com. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ 4th quarter Presidential Board Meeting 2015 FIDE
- ^ Title Applications approved by the Presidential Board by written resolution FIDE
- ^ Staff writer(s) (28 February 2018). "Aeroflot Open 2018 A". Chess Results.
- ^ Staff writer(s) (28 February 2018). "Aeroflot Open 2018 A: Sarana Alexey". Chess Results.
- ^ Staff writer(s) (28 March 2018). "European Individual Chess Championship 2018". Chess Results.
- ^ Staff writer(s) (28 March 2018). "European Individual Chess Championship 2018: Sarana Alexey". Chess Results.
- ^ Solomatin (Marignon), Yury (15 July 2018). "Who Is Alexey Sarana (18), Winner Of The Russian Higher League?". Chess.com. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ "Sarana, Alexey October 2018 FIDE Individual Chess Calculations". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ "Russian Championships Higher League Finishes in Yaroslavl". Российская Шахматная Федерация (in Russian). Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ "FIDE World Cup 2023: Preliminary lists of eligible players announced".
External links
edit- Alexey Sarana rating card at FIDE
- Alexey Sarana player profile at Chess.com
- Alexey Sarana player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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