Mikhail Aleksandrovich Antipov (russian: Михаил Александрович Антипов; born 10 June 1997) is a Russian
chess
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grandmaster.
Chess career
At the age of 15, Antipov was awarded the title of
Master of Sports of Russia
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. He earned his first grandmaster norm when he won the
First Saturday tournament in December 2011, his second grandmaster norm at the international tournament in
Sarajevo
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in May 2012 and achieved his third grandmaster norm at
Riga Technical University Open
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in August 2013, where he shared third place.
Antipov was officially awarded his grandmaster title in October 2013, which at the age of 16, made him the youngest grandmaster in Russia at the time. In 2014, he was a bronze medalist in the Spain chess team championship. In 2015, Antipov won the under-20
World Junior Chess Championship
The World Junior Chess Championship is an under-20 chess tournament (players must have been under 20 years old on 1 January in the year of competition) organized by the World Chess Federation (FIDE).
The idea was the brainchild of William Ritso ...
, which was held in
Khanty-Mansiysk
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.
In November 2022, Antipov tied for 1st place at the 2022 US Masters with a score of 7/9.
In November 2023, Antipov won the 2023 US Masters on tiebreak, with a score of 7/9.
Best results
* Champion, Under-20 World Junior Chess Championship.
* Bronze medalist, Spain Chess Team Championship premier league (2014)
* Champion, Swiss Rapid Chess Championship . (2018, 2019).
* Silver medalist, Longtou Cup the Belt and Road Chess Open (2018). (2018) .
* Bronze medalist, European Chess Team Championship (2018)
* Bronze medalist, Russian Chess Team Championship. Premier League
* Champion, Netanya International Chess Festival (2019).
* Champion,
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References
* (results through 1985)
*Popovsky, Alexe ...
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Чемпионат Москвы по шахматам 2020г. среди мужчин
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References
External links
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Mikhail Antipov
chess games at 365Chess.com
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1997 births
Chess Grandmasters
Russian chess players
Chess players from Moscow
Living people