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Ivan Zemlyanskii is Asian Individual Blitz Chess Champion

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