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Andrei Deviatkin

b. 1980

Russian chess player

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Born 1980. Andrei Deviatkin is a Russian chess player and mind gamer.

Andrei Deviatkin (; born October 7, 1980, in Moscow) is a Russian chess grandmaster.

Chess career 2007 – tied for 1st–9th with Alexei Fedorov, Vladimir Potkin, Aleksej Aleksandrov, Viacheslav Zakhartsov, Alexander Evdokimov, Denis Khismatullin, Evgeny Tomashevsky and Sergei Azarov in the Aratovsky Memorial in Saratov; 2008 – tied for 1st–8th with Vugar Gashimov, David Arutinian, Sergey Fedorchuk, Konstantin Chernyshov, Yuriy Kryvoruchko, Vasilios Kotronias and Erwin L'Ami in the Cappelle-la-Grande Open Tournament; 2009 – tied for 5th–10th with Chakkravarthy Deepan, Georgy Timoshenko, Sundar Shyam, Saidali Iuldachev and Shukhrat Safin in the Mumbai Mayor's Cup; 2009 – tied for 1st–5th with Sergey Volkov, Andrey Rychagov, Hrant Melkumyan and Zhou Weiqi in the Chigorin Memorial; 2011 – won the Doeberl Cup in Canberra; 2012 – tied for 2nd–4th with Ziaur Rahman and Attila Czebe in the Mumbai Mayor's Cup; 2018 – won the OSS International in Oslo.

His handle on the Internet Chess Club is "Shadeath".

Notable games Andrei Deviatkin vs Sergei Movsesian, 5th Amplico AIG Life 2005, Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation (B22), 1-0 Andrei Deviatkin vs Ni Hua, Russian Team Ch. 2009, Queen's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation (E12), 1-0

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Also known as
Andrey Devyatkin, Andrey Alekseyevich Davyatkin

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Who is Andrei Deviatkin?

Russian chess player

When was Andrei Deviatkin born?

Andrei Deviatkin was born on 7 October 1980 in Moscow.

What is Andrei Deviatkin's occupation?

Andrei Deviatkin is a chess player and mind gamer.

What nationality is Andrei Deviatkin?

Andrei Deviatkin is Russian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Andrei Deviatkin

· Wikidata: Q1875795

· DBpedia: Andrei Deviatkin

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