Sergei Vadimovich Matsenko (Russian: Сергей Вадимович Маценко;[1] born 21 June 1990[2]) is a Russian chess grandmaster.

Sergei Matsenko
Matsenko in 2010
Full nameSergei Vadimovich Matsenko
CountryRussia
Born21 June 1990 (1990-06-21) (age 34)
Chelyabinsk, Russia
TitleGrandmaster (2018)
FIDE rating2528 (November 2024)
Peak rating2563 (May 2018)

Chess career

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Born in 1990, Matsenko earned his international master title in 2007 and his grandmaster title in 2018.[3] He is the No. 70 ranked Russian player as of May 2018.[4]

In 2019, he won the Saint Louis Invitational – GM Norm tied with Titas Stremavičius.[5]

Personal life

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Matsenko was born in Chelyabinsk, and holds two bachelor's degrees in law and engineering from South Ural State University. As of 2018, he is studying for a master's degree in industrial engineering at Texas Tech University.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Профиль шахматиста — Маценко Сергей Вадимович
  2. ^ "The chess games of Sergei Matsenko". www.chessgames.com. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
  3. ^ 1st quarter Presidential Board Meeting 2018, April 6-9, Minsk, Belarus FIDE
  4. ^ Staff writer(s) (May 2018). "Federations Ranking – Russia". FIDE. Archived from the original on 2018-02-23. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  5. ^ "2019 Saint Louis Invitational - GM Norm December 2019 United States of America FIDE Chess Tournament report". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  6. ^ Sergei Matsenko U.S. Chess Champs
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