Ilia Iljiushenok

Ilia Iljiushenok
CountryRussia (until 2023)
FIDE (since 2023)
Born (1993-08-16) 16 August 1993
TitleGrandmaster (2018)
FIDE rating2496 (July 2025)
Peak rating2567 (October 2022)

Ilia Iljiushenok (born 1993) is a Russian chess grandmaster.[1][2]

Chess career

He has represented his country in the 2010 Chess Olympiad, and played in the Chess World Cup 2015, being defeated by Dmitry Jakovenko in the first round.

Reviews

Luke McShane wrote in the January 2024 issue of The Spectator, "Iljiushenok’s brilliancy reminded me of a famous combination, played by a young Botvinnik, almost two decades before he became world champion in 1948."[3]

References

  1. ^ "Iljiushenok, Ilia". International Chess Federation. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  2. ^ "Аlexander Grischuk and Ilia Iljiushenok Lead Race at Aeroflot Open". Aeroflot Open 2024. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  3. ^ McShane, Luke (20 January 2024). "A new queen". The Spectator. Retrieved 3 May 2025.