The youngest Russian chess Grandmaster in history Ivan Zemlyanskii became Asian Individual Blitz Chess Champion 2025! He finished with 8,0/9, remaining undefeated through the competition. Scroll down for the full standings
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Ivan Zemlyanskii is born on August 31, 2010. He became the youngest Russian grandmaster in history at the age of 13. In May 2024, Zemlyanskii earned his final grandmaster norm during the 8th round of the Sharjah Masters, a prestigious international tournament. He was not yet 14 at the time, making him the youngest Russian to achieve the grandmaster title. His performance in Sharjah included a notable victory against GM Leon Luke Mendonca in the final round, finishing the tournament in 11th place. Ivan Zemlyanskii is currently top 20 in the Junior FIDE ranking list
Asian Individual Blitz Chess Championship final standings
1
GM
Zemlyanskii, Ivan
FID
2546
8
2
GM
Movahed, Sina
IRI
2427
7.5
3
IM
Makarian, Rudik
FID
2577
7
4
GM
Karthikeyan, Murali
IND
2511
7
5
IM
Neelash, Saha
IND
2336
7
6
Jiang, Haochen
CHN
2475
7
7
GM
Mendonca, Leon Luke
IND
2454
6.5
8
IM
Aswath, S
IND
2360
6.5
9
GM
Grischuk, Alexander
FID
2690
6.5
10
GM
Jumabayev, Rinat
KAZ
2523
6.5
11
Gong, Sunle
CHN
2256
6.5
12
GM
Pranesh, M
IND
2549
6
13
IM
Agmanov, Zhandos
KAZ
2434
6
14
GM
Adhiban, B.
IND
2567
6
15
GM
Bharath, Subramaniyam H
IND
2524
6
16
IM
Zverev, Lev
FID
2409
6
17
GM
Iniyan, Pa
IND
2431
6
18
IM
Sapenov, Daniyal
KAZ
2422
6
19
IM
Suyarov, Mukhammadzokhid
UZB
2458
6
20
GM
Sankalp, Gupta
IND
2454
6
21
Cao, Qingfeng
CHN
2191
5.5
22
GM
Pranav, V
IND
2606
5.5
23
GM
Sethuraman, S.P.
IND
2488
5.5
24
IM
Mayank, Chakraborty
IND
2350
5.5
25
GM
Madaminov, Mukhiddin
UZB
2493
5.5
26
IM
Shubin, Kirill
FID
2440
5.5
27
GM
Megaranto, Susanto
INA
2606
5.5
28
IM
Lou, Yiping
CHN
2437
5.5
29
IM
Ayush, Sharma
IND
2262
5.5
30
IM
Panda, Sambit
IND
2178
5.5
31
IM
Ilamparthi, A R
IND
2417
5
32
IM
Begmuratov, Khumoyun
UZB
2389
5
33
GM
Paravyan, David
FID
2537
5
34
FM
Yang, Zilong
CHN
1921
5
35
GM
Makhnev, Denis
KAZ
2527
5
36
IM
Pang, Tao
CHN
2334
5
37
GM
Tin, Jingyao
SGP
2478
5
38
IM
Srihari, L R
IND
2351
5
39
FM
Omonov, Asrorjon
UZB
2391
5
40
IM
Firman Syah, Farid
INA
2358
5
41
FM
Ilkhomi, Jaloliddin
TJK
2139
5
42
IM
Amartuvshin, Ganzorig
MGL
2345
5
43
GM
Zhalmakhanov, Ramazan
KAZ
2471
5
44
GM
Priasmoro, Novendra
INA
2379
5
45
IM
Aradhya, Garg
IND
2376
4.5
46
FM
Xie, Felix
NZL
2291
4.5
47
IM
Harshavardhan, G B
IND
2274
4.5
48
GM
Bilguun, Sumiya
MGL
2396
4.5
49
IM
Ansat, Aldiyar
KAZ
2502
4.5
50
IM
Nurgaliyev, Sauat
KAZ
2315
4.5
51
GM
Demidov, Mikhail
FID
2441
4.5
52
GM
Matinian, Nikita
FID
2411
4.5
53
FM
Bakhrillaev, Bakhrom
UZB
2176
4.5
54
IM
Urazayev, Arystanbek
KAZ
2435
4.5
55
IM
Gan-Erdene, Sugar
MGL
2370
4.5
56
GM
Ahmad, Al Khatib
JOR
2197
4.5
57
FM
Sakline Mostafa, Sajid
BAN
2061
4
58
IM
Tarigan, Gilbert Elroy
INA
2279
4
59
Meng, Yihan
CHN
2253
4
60
FM
Akhilbay, Imangali
KAZ
2335
4
61
FM
Zia, Tahsin Tajwar
BAN
2119
4
62
FM
Nikookar, Mahdi
IRI
2064
4
63
GM
Vetokhin, Savva
FID
2513
4
64
IM
Isanzhulov, Arystan
KAZ
2515
4
65
Anas, Khwaira
JOR
2155
4
66
IM
Senthil, Maran K
IND
2186
4
67
IM
Sultan, Ibrahim
UAE
2022
4
68
IM
Akshat, Khamparia
IND
2274
4
69
IM
Liyanage, Ranindu Dilshan
SRI
2256
3.5
70
FM
Chinguun, Sumiya
MGL
2330
3.5
71
GM
Salem, A.R. Saleh
UAE
2667
3.5
72
FM
Fu, Yihe
AUS
2131
3.5
73
GM
Karthik, Venkataraman
IND
2480
3.5
74
GM
Tabatabaei, M. Amin
IRI
2591
3.5
75
IM
Belyakov, Bogdan
FID
2360
3.5
76
Baturin-Vinogradov, Miroslav
FID
2039
3.5
77
CM
Obidjonov, Oriyat
UZB
1933
3.5
78
FM
Sodbilegt, Naranbold
MGL
1914
3.5
79
Ashikmamutov, Saidkhon
UZB
1912
3.5
80
IM
Saravana, Krishnan P.
IND
2205
3.5
81
Xu, Pengmo
CHN
2039
3.5
82
IM
Manon, Reja Neer
BAN
2237
3.5
83
CM
Al Kathiri, Mana
OMA
1743
3.5
84
FM
Abdulrahman Mohammad, Al Taher
UAE
2020
3
85
FM
Fancy, Stuart
PNG
1956
3
86
Saif, Ahmed
UAE
1956
3
87
Abdulazizov, Asilbek
UZB
1642
3
88
CM
Khalifah, Khaled
UAE
1922
3
89
CM
Kodithuwakku, K K Dinujaya
SRI
1854
3
90
CM
Mohamed, Saeed Laily
UAE
1976
3
91
FM
Abuazizah, Raji
PLE
1968
2.5
92
Fedorov, Grigory
FID
1812
2.5
93
Rashid, Husain Alhammadi
UAE
1855
2.5
94
FM
Ammar, Sedrani
UAE
2209
2.5
95
Zayed, Sultan Al Taher
UAE
1844
2.5
96
FM
Mirzaad, S.Wahabuddin
AFG
1959
2
97
Moughames, Ronald
LBN
1831
2
98
FM
Muhammed, Shuaau
MDV
1886
2
99
IM
Poormosavi, Seyed Kian
IRI
2228
1.5
100
CM
Dahal, Sushrut
NEP
1997
1
101
GM
Daneshvar, Bardiya
IRI
2516
1
102
Huang, Renjie
CHN
2382
1
103
Tenezaca, Cristian
GUM
1908
1
104
Schain, Randolph
CAM
2110
0.5
105
GM
Rozum, Ivan
FID
2419
0
106
IM
Pingin, Artem
FID
2342
0
107
IM
Setyaki, Azarya Jodi
INA
2301
0
108
IM
Arfan, Aditya Bagus
INA
2283
0
109
IM
Al Hosani, Omran
UAE
2182
0
110
FM
Issabayev, Dias
KAZ
2092
0
111
FM
Munkhbayar, Gijir
MGL
1995
0
