Dmitry Jakovenko facts for kids
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Jakovenko in Dortmund, 2009
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| Full name | Dmitry Olegovich Jakovenko |
| Country | Russia |
| Born | 29 June 1983 Nizhnevartovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Title | Grandmaster (2001) |
| FIDE rating | 2684 (June 2025) |
| Peak rating | 2760 (January 2009) |
| Peak ranking | No. 5 (July 2009) |
Dmitry Jakovenko (born June 29, 1983) is a talented Russian chess player. He became a Grandmaster in 2001, which is the highest title a chess player can get. Dmitry won the European Chess Championship in 2012. He also helped the Russian team win gold medals in big tournaments like the World Team Chess Championship in 2009 and the European Team Chess Championships in 2007 and 2015.
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Dmitry Jakovenko's Chess Journey
Dmitry started playing chess when he was just three years old. His father taught him the game. Later, a famous coach named Alexander Nikitin helped him improve his skills. Nikitin used to train Garry Kasparov, one of the greatest chess players ever!
In 2001, Dmitry showed how good he was. He won the Under 18 section of the World Youth Chess Championship. This is a big competition for young chess players from all over the world. He also won the Saint-Vincent Open tournament that same year.
Top Finishes and Wins
Dmitry has had many great results in chess tournaments. In 2006, he tied for first place in the Russian Championship Superfinal. He played a special playoff game but finished second. He also took second place at Pamplona in 2006/2007, the Corus B Group in 2007, and the Aeroflot Open in 2007.
He has won the Anatoly Karpov International Tournament in Poikovsky, Russia, three times! He won it in 2007, 2012, and 2018. This shows how consistently well he plays.
Reaching the Top 5 in the World
In July 2009, Dmitry Jakovenko reached a huge milestone. He became the fifth highest-rated chess player in the entire world! For a short time, he was even the number one Russian player, ahead of the famous Vladimir Kramnik.
That same month, he played in the Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting. He finished tied for second place with other strong players like Peter Leko and Magnus Carlsen.
European Champion and Russian Cup Wins
Dmitry achieved a major victory in 2012. He won the European Individual Chess Championship in Plovdiv. This made him the champion of Europe!
He also became a champion in his home country. Dmitry won the Russian Cup, which is a knockout tournament, four times! He won it in 2013, 2014, 2016, and 2017. In 2014, he took second place in the 67th Russian championship.
Grand Prix Success
In 2015, Dmitry tied for first place in the final part of the FIDE Grand Prix series. This series helps decide who gets to challenge for the World Chess Championship. He finished third overall in the Grand Prix standings.
In November 2017, he again shared first place in the last part of the FIDE Grand Prix 2017 series in Palma, Majorca. He won on tiebreak, showing his strong performance.
In 2018, Dmitry tied for first place in the 71st Russian championship. He played a rapid playoff game but finished in second place.
See also
In Spanish: Dmitri Yakovenko para niños
