Andrei Shchekachev | |
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Shchekachev in 2015 | |
Country |
Soviet Union (until 1992) Russia (1992–2007) France (since 2007) |
Born | October 27, 1972 |
Title | Grandmaster (1996) |
FIDE rating | 2487 (July 2024) |
Peak rating | 2593 (July 2006) |
Andrei Shchekachev ( Russian: Андрей Щекачёв) is a Russian chess grandmaster who plays for France.
In June 2023, he won the French Open Rapid Championships with a score of 8.5/9, ahead of runner-up Sergey Fedorchuk. [1] [2]
In July 2023, he tied for second place in the 96th Paris IdF Masters 2023, alongside Harshavardhan G B, Karthik Venkataraman, and Aarav Dengla. [3]
He was one of the three grandmasters who played against Alireza Firouzja in his "Race to the Candidates" tournament, the others being Alexandre Dgebuadze and Sergey Fedorchuk. [4] [5]