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Volodar Murzin

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Volodar Murzin
Volodar Murzin at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2022
Full nameVolodar Arturovich Murzin
CountryRussia
Born (2006-07-18) 18 July 2006 (age 18)
Nizhny Tagil, Russia
TitleGrandmaster (2022)
FIDE rating2664 (December 2024)
Peak rating2664 (November 2024)
RankingNo. 64 (December 2024)
Peak rankingNo. 64 (November 2024)

Volodar Arturovich Murzin (Russian: Володар Артурович Мурзин; born 18 July 2006)[1] is a Russian chess grandmaster.

Originally from Nizhny Tagil, Murzin lives in Khimki.[1]

Career

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Murzin won the U12 title at the European Youth Chess Championship 2018,[1] with a draw against Jakub Chyzy in the final round.[2]

In the Chess World Cup 2021, where he was seeded 151st, he reached the second round shortly before his 15th birthday,[1][3] losing to 23rd-seeded Vladislav Artemiev by one point in a tiebreaker.[4] He later competed in the 2021 Julius Baer Challengers Chess Tour, placing 4th.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Doggers, Peter (26 July 2021). "FIDE World Cup R1.3: 14-Year-Old Murzin Through". Chess.com.
  2. ^ "Russia takes home 7 gold medals". European Youth Chess Championship 2018. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  3. ^ McGourty, Colin (15 July 2021). "FIDE World Cup 1.3: 14-year-old Volodar Murzin in upset win". Chess24.com. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  4. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (17 July 2021). "Uzbekistan's 15-year-old Sindarov beats eighth seed Firouzja at Chess World Cup". Inside the Games. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Challengers Chess Tour Finals". Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
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