Savva Vetokhin
| Savva Vetokhin | |
|---|---|
| Country | Russia (until 2023) FIDE (since 2023) |
| Born | February 9, 2009 Moscow, Russia |
| Title | Grandmaster (2024)[1] |
| FIDE rating | 2502 (November 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2502 (October 2024) |
Savva Vetokhin is a Russian chess grandmaster.
Chess career
[edit]In May 2017, he played in the Russian U9 Championship, where he co-led the tournament alongside Egor Koshulyan with a perfect score after 6 rounds.[2]
In June 2017, he won the silver medal in the U8 World Youth Rapid Championship, losing on tiebreaks to Pham Tran Gia Phuc.[3]
In September 2019, he became the U10 World Youth Champion, finishing half a point ahead of runners-up Meng Yihan and Wei Jianzhou.[4]
In June 2023, he won the U14 World Youth Blitz Championship ahead of runner-up Artem Uskov.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ^ "Savva Vetokhin and Egor Koshulyan Lead Russian Under 9 Championship". May 28, 2017.
- ^ "WORLD CADETS RAPID AND BLITZ CHAMPIONSHIPS – MEDAL WINNERS".
- ^ "Artem Lebedev, Savva Vetokhin and Galina Mikheeva Become World Youth Champions". September 1, 2019.
- ^ "Winners crowned at 2023 FIDE World Cadets & Youth Blitz and Rapid Championship". June 11, 2023.