Ihor Samunenkov
CountryUkraine
Born (2009-06-15) June 15, 2009[1]
Kyiv, Ukraine[2]
TitleGrandmaster (2023)[3]
FIDE rating2533 (January 2024)
Peak rating2533 (January 2024)

Ihor Samunenkov is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster. A chess prodigy, he was awarded the title of Grandmaster at the age of 14.

Chess career

In December 2021, Samunenkov won the U12 World Youth Chess Championship tournament by defeating the world's youngest grandmaster Abhimanyu Mishra.[2] That same month, he participated in the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Tournaments, and was the youngest player in the events. He finished 89th and 128th in fields of 176 and 179 players, respectively.

In October 2022, Samunenkov finished 11th (and was a prize winner) in a field of 30 players in the Anfield Cup held in Kyiv.[4]

Samunenkov was invited to participate as a wild card in the FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2023. He got his only win of the event against Michał Krasenkow in the sixth round.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "sokidze".
  2. 1 2 "12-year-old Ukrainian defeats US grandmaster and wins Chess Grand Prix". December 27, 2021.
  3. ↑ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
  4. ↑ Golubev, Mikhail (October 27, 2022). "Chess despite the war: The Anfield Cup in Kyiv".
  5. ↑ Jittenmeier, Franz (August 16, 2023). "Samunenkov and Erdogmus receive wild cards for FIDE Grand Swiss 2023".
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