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Kirill Shevchenko
Ukrainian-Romanian chess grandmaster (born 2002) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kirill Serhiyovych Shevchenko (Ukrainian: Кірілл Сергійович Шевченко; born 22 September 2002) is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster suspended by FIDE for cheating currently playing for Romania.
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Chess career
Born in 2002, Shevchenko earned his international master title in 2016[1] and his grandmaster title in 2017, at the age of 14 years 10 months.[2] In February 2018, he competed in the Aeroflot Open and finished 51 out of 92,[3] scoring 4½/9 (+2–2=5).[4] In March 2018, he competed in the European Individual Chess Championship and placed 32nd,[5] scoring 7½/11 (+6–2=3).[6]
In November 2021, Shevchenko won the Lindores Abbey Blitz tournament in Riga, Latvia. He finished clear first on 14/18, half a point ahead of Fabiano Caruana and Arjun Erigaisi.[7] Later in the month, he represented Ukraine at the European Team Chess Championship. He played on board 4, scoring 4½/8 (+1–0=7), as Ukraine won gold.[8]
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Controversies
On 14 October 2024, he was expelled from the Spanish Team Championship after being accused of cheating by using his mobile device in his games against Francisco Vallejo Pons and Bassem Amin.[9][10] His victory against Vallejo and draw against Amin were both changed to losses.[11] Following the incident, Shevchenko was suspended by FIDE for 75 days, ending one day after the World Blitz Championship.
In December 2024, Shevchenko's Chess.com account was banned for violating the platform's Fair Play Policy.[12]
In March 2025, Shevchenko was given a three-year suspension relating to his October 2024 cheating incident, with one year suspended, making him eligible to play again after 18 October 2026.[13] This makes him the highest-rated player to have been suspended for cheating.
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