CLUB MEMBERS

Titled players of the club

Eldar Gasanov

Eldar Gasanov

GM, Elo 2481

GM Eldar Gasanov is a chess coach. Eldar is playing with GM Maxim Turov in the photo.

  • 2019 - Tied 1st place, V. Korchnoi Memorial Petersburg Summer 2019 - Rapid, Russia
  • 2019 - Tied 2nd place, Prague International Chess Festival, Czech Republic
  • 2018 - Winner of Ukrainian Blitz Championship, Poltava, Ukraine
  • 2018 - Tied 1st place, Summer Prague Open 2018 - A, Czech Republic
  • 2018 - Winner of Open FE XV Citta’ di Amantea, Italy
  • 2018 - 2nd place, Ukraine Men’s Championship, Blitz, Omelnik, Ukraine
  • 2016 - Tied 1st place, Cubuk Open, Turkey
  • 2015 - Tied 2nd place, Ukraine Men’s Championship (semifinal), Lvov, Ukraine
  • 2015 - Tied 2nd place, Kahramanmaras Open, Turkey
  • 2014 - Tied 1st place, Chennai Open, India
  • 2014 - Winner of Kocaeli Open, Turkey
  • 2014 - Winner of Istanbul Open, Turkey
  • 2014 - Tied 1st place, Ukraine Men’s Championship (semifinal), Lvov, Ukraine
  • 2014 - Winner of Kahramanmaras Open, Turkey
  • 2014 - Tied 2nd place, Delhi Open, India
  • 2011 - Tied for I-III places at the 8th Singapore Open 2011, Singapore
  • 2010 - Tied for 2nd place at the IX International Istanbul Chess Festival, Turkey
  • 2008 - Winner of the Czech Open, Czech Republic
  • 2007 - Tied for II-IV places at the Ukrainian Championship
  • 2007 - Tied for 2nd place at the Istanbul Open, Turkey
  • 2006 - Tied for 2nd place at the President Cup, Azerbaijan
  • 2005 - Tied for 1st place at the Abkhazia Open
  • 2004 - Winner of Tula, Russia
  • 2002 - Winner of the Ukrainian Championship under 20
Anna Ushenina

Anna Ushenina

Women's World Champion

Anna Ushenina, Women’s World Champion.

  • 2013 - Gold medal with the Ukraine national team in the Women’s World Team Chess Championship, Astana
  • 2012 - 14th Women’s World Chess Champion, after a victory over Antoaneta Stefanova in the final, Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
  • 2012 - Tied 1st place at the Women’s Ukraine Championship
  • 2012 - Bronze medal at the Women’s Olympiad in Istanbul, Turkey
  • 2009 - Bronze medal at the Women’s European Team Championship in Novi Sad, Serbia
  • 2009 - Bronze medal at the Women’s World Team Championship in Ningbo, China
  • 2008 - Bronze medal at the Women’s European Championship in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
  • 2008 - Silver medal at the Women’s Olympiad in Dresden, Germany
  • 2007 - Bronze medal at the Women’s World Team Championship in Yekaterinburg, Russia
  • 2006 - Gold medal at the Women’s Olympiad in Turin, Italy
  • 2005 - Winner of the Women’s Ukraine Championship, Alushta
Yuri Drozdovskij

Yuri Drozdovskij

GM, Elo 2616

Yuri Drozdovskij is a top Ukrainian grandmaster. In the photo, Anatoly Karpov plays Yuri at the Pivdenny Bank Cup, while Victor Korchnoi observes.

  • 2010 - Tied 1st place at the Lausanne Young Masters, Switzerland
  • 2010 - Tied 1st place at the GM Turnering XtraCon, Denmark
  • 2009 - Winner of the First SCS International GM Open in India
  • 2009 - Winner of the Czech Extraliga with the “Marila Praha” club
  • 2008 - Silver medal at the Ukrainian Championship Final
  • 2008 - 2nd place at the Pivdenny Bank Cup (ahead of Gelfand, Ponomariov and Karpov)
  • 2008 - Tied 1st place at Bad Woerishofen, Germany
  • 2007 - Tied 1st place at Cappelle-la-Grande, France
  • 2006 - Silver medal at the Ukrainian Championship Final
  • 2006 - European Rapid Champion
Anton Korobov

Anton Korobov

GM, Elo 2716

Anton Korobov is a top Ukrainian grandmaster.

  • 2013 - Bronze at the Russian Team Championship with Ugra
  • 2012 - Champion of Ukraine
  • 2012 - Winner of the AICF-AAI Cup, New Delhi, India
  • 2012 - Tied for 1st-3rd place at the Aeroflot Open, Moscow
  • 2011 - Winner of the Ukrainian Team Championship with A DAN DZO & PGMB
  • 2011 - Winner of the Nakhchivan Open group A, Azerbaijan
  • 2010 - Bronze at the European Club Cup with A DAN DZO & PGMB
  • 2010 - Winner of the Abu Dhabi Open, United Arab Emirates
  • 2010 - Winner of the Czech Open, Czech Republic
  • 2010 - 2nd place at the Aeroflot Open, Moscow
  • 2009 - Winner of the Czech Open, Czech Republic
  • 2008 - Bronze medal at the Ukrainian Championship
  • 2006 - Bronze medal at the Ukrainian Championship
  • 2004 - Silver medal at the Ukrainian Championship
  • 2003 - Winner of the Linares Open
  • 2002 - Champion of Ukraine
Valeriy Aveskulov

Valeriy Aveskulov

GM, Elo 2519

Valeriy Aveskulov is a grandmaster and an experienced coach.

  • 2008 - 3-times medalist at the 1st World Mind Sports Games, Beijing, China
  • 2007 - Champion of Ukraine
  • 2007 - Tied for 3rd place at the Chicago Open, USA
  • 2007 - Winner of the North American FIDE Open, Oklahoma, USA
  • 2003 - Winner of the Ukrainian Championship under 18
  • 1998 - 2nd place at the World Rapid Chess Championship under 12, Paris, France