Yaroslav Zherebukh

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Title: 
Grandmaster
Rating: 
2657
Federation: 
Saint Louis, MO
Age: 
23
Status: 
Accepted
Chess Highlights: 
Yaroslav won the Cappelle la Grande tournament in 2010. He is currently rated 2605 FIDE (URS 2580), making him the twelfth highest rated player in the U.S..
Bio: 

The Ukrainian born American Grandmaster earned his title at the age of 15. “My biggest success so far was the advancement to the 4th round (1/8 of the final) at the World Cup 2011 in Russia. I won or shared 1st place in numerous US and European tournaments, the most memorable being Cappelle la Grande in France, 2010 (650+ players, over 80 GMs) and US Masters 2015 in Greensboro,NC.”  The young GM has been mostly focused on pursuing academic degrees in the past 4 years, but now has the time to devote to “rediscovering a passion for working on and playing chess again.”

In May of 2015  Zherebukh switched his affiliation from the Ukrainian Chess Federation to the U.S. Federation, making him eligible to be the unpredictable wildcard in this year’s U.S. Championship.

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2017 U.S. Championship