Maksim Chigaev (born 7 November 1996) is a Russian
chess
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player who currently represents Spain. He was awarded the title
Grandmaster by
FIDE
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in 2016.
Together with 43 other Russian chess players, Chigaev signed an open letter to Russian president
Vladimir Putin
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, protesting against the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and expressing solidarity with the
Ukrainian people. In August 2023, he changed federations to
Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' ( Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, ...
.
Career
Chigaev was born in
Kemerovo
Kemerovo ( rus, Ке́мерово, p=ˈkʲemʲɪrəvə) is an industrial city and the administrative center of Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Iskitimka and Tom Rivers, in the major coal mining region of the Kuznetsk ...
. He played on the Russian team that won the World Youth Under 16 Chess Olympiad in 2012. Chigaev also won an individual gold medal as the best player on the second board. In 2015 he won the Vanya Somov Memorial - World's Youth Stars tournament in
Kirishi
Kirishi (russian: Ки́риши, ) is a town and the administrative center of Kirishsky District in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Volkhov River, southeast of St. Petersburg. Population:
It was previously ...
. In 2018, he played on team Molodezhka of
Tyumen
Tyumen ( ; rus, Тюмень, p=tʲʉˈmʲenʲ, a=Ru-Tyumen.ogg) is the administrative center and largest city of Tyumen Oblast, Russia. It is situated just east of the Ural Mountains, along the Tura River. Fueled by the Russian oil and gas i ...
which took the bronze medal in both the Russian Team Championships Premier League and the European Club Cup. In January 2019 Chigaev shared second place with
Andrey Esipenko
Andrey Evgenyevich Esipenko (russian: Андрей Евгеньевич Есипенко; born 22 March 2002) is a Russian chess grandmaster. He won the European U10 Chess Championship in 2012, and both the European U16 and World U16 Chess Ch ...
and
Benjamin Gledura in the
Tata Steel Challengers tournament in
Wijk aan Zee
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, the Netherlands scoring 8½ points from 13 games. He competed in the
FIDE World Cup 2019 as one of the nominees by the president of FIDE. Chigaev was paired against
Parham Maghsoodloo
Parham Maghsoodloo ( fa, پرهام مقصودلو, born 11 August 2000) is an Iranian chess grandmaster. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2016. Maghsoodloo is a three-time Iranian national champion and became the World Ju ...
and lost to him by 2–0 and therefore was eliminated from the tournament in the first round.
In October 2020, Chigaev won the Higher League of the 73rd Russian Chess Championship in
Sochi with a score of 6.5/9 and qualified for
Russian Chess Championship Superfinal later in the year.
Notes
References
External links
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Maksim Chigaevgames at 365Chess.com
*
team chess record at Olimpbase.org
1996 births
Living people
Chess grandmasters
Russian chess players
Spanish chess players
Sportspeople from Kemerovo
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