Mikhail Aleksandrovich Antipov (Russian: Михаил Александрович Антипов; born 10 June 1997) is a Russian chess grandmaster who plays for the United States.

Mikhail Antipov
Mikhail Antipov in 2012
Full nameMikhail Aleksandrovich Antipov
CountryRussia (until 2022)
FIDE (2022-2024)
United States (since 2024)
Born (1997-06-10) 10 June 1997 (age 27)
Moscow, Russia
TitleGrandmaster (2013)
FIDE rating2602 (November 2024)
Peak rating2626 (July 2018)

Chess career

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At the age of 15, Antipov was awarded the title of Master of Sports of Russia. He earned his first grandmaster norm when he won the First Saturday tournament in December 2011, his second grandmaster norm at the international tournament in Sarajevo in May 2012 and achieved his third grandmaster norm at Riga Technical University Open in August 2013, where he shared third place.[1]

Antipov was officially awarded his grandmaster title in October 2013, which at the age of 16, made him the youngest grandmaster in Russia at the time. In 2014, he was a bronze medalist in the Spain chess team championship. In 2015, Antipov won the under-20 World Junior Chess Championship, which was held in Khanty-Mansiysk.[2]

In November 2022, Antipov tied for 1st place at the 2022 U.S. Masters Championship with a score of 7/9. [3]

In November 2023, Antipov won the 2023 U.S. Masters Championship on tiebreak, with a score of 7/9. [4]

Best results

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  • Champion, Under-20 World Junior Chess Championship.[2]
  • Bronze medalist, Spain Chess Team Championship premier league (2014)
  • Champion, Swiss Rapid Chess Championship . (2018,[5] 2019[6]).
  • Silver medalist, Longtou Cup the Belt and Road Chess Open (2018). (2018[7]) .
  • Bronze medalist, European Chess Team Championship (2018)[8]
  • Bronze medalist, Russian Chess Team Championship. Premier League[9]
  • Champion, Netanya International Chess Festival (2019).[10][11]
  • Champion, Moscow City Chess Championship.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "FIDE Title Applications (GM, IM, WGM, WIM, IA, FA, IO)". ratings.fide.com.
  2. ^ a b "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - FIDE World Junior U20 Championship (Open)". chess-results.com.
  3. ^ "2023 US Masters ~ Charlotte Chess Center".
  4. ^ "2023 US Masters ~ Charlotte Chess Center".
  5. ^ "Biel International Chess Festival 2018" (PDF).
  6. ^ "Biel International Chess Festival". www.bielchessfestival.ch.
  7. ^ "Михаил Антипов финишировал вторым на турнире в Китае • Официальный сайт Федерации шахмат Москвы". moscowchess.org. Archived from the original on 2019-08-22. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
  8. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 34th European Club Cup". chess-results.com.
  9. ^ "XXV чемпионат России по шахматам среди мужских команд" (PDF).
  10. ^ ""Никогда опены не выигрывал". Михаил Антипов - первый в Нетании (ВИДЕО, ПАРТИИ) | chess-news.ru". www.chess-news.ru.
  11. ^ "Netanya International Chess Festival 2019 - Open Section August 2019 Israel FIDE Chess Tournament report". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  12. ^ Чемпионат Москвы по шахматам 2020г. среди мужчин
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