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Savva Vetokhin

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Savva Vetokhin
CountryRussia (until 2023)
FIDE (since 2023)
Born (2009-02-09) February 9, 2009 (age 15)
Moscow, Russia
TitleGrandmaster (2024)[1]
FIDE rating2502 (December 2024)
Peak rating2502 (October 2024)

Savva Vetokhin is a Russian chess grandmaster.

Chess career

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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

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  1. ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Savva Vetokhin and Egor Koshulyan Lead Russian Under 9 Championship". May 28, 2017.
  3. ^ "WORLD CADETS RAPID AND BLITZ CHAMPIONSHIPS – MEDAL WINNERS".
  4. ^ "Artem Lebedev, Savva Vetokhin and Galina Mikheeva Become World Youth Champions". September 1, 2019.
  5. ^ "Winners crowned at 2023 FIDE World Cadets & Youth Blitz and Rapid Championship". June 11, 2023.