Daniil Yuffa
| Daniil Yuffa | |
|---|---|
 Yuffa in 2019 | |
| Full name | Daniil Aleksandrovich Yuffa |
| Country | Russia (until 2021) Spain (since 2021) |
| Born | 25 February 1997 (age 25) Tyumen, Russia |
| Title | Grandmaster (2016) |
| FIDE rating | 2576 (March 2022) |
| Peak rating | 2595 (April 2019) |
Daniil Aleksandrovich Yuffa (Russian: Даниил Александрович Юффа; born 25 February 1997) is a Russian and Spanish chess grandmaster.[1][2]
Chess career[]
Born in 1997, Yuffa earned his grandmaster title in 2016.[3]
In September 2017, Yuffa appeared on the Russia-1 talent show "Amazing People", playing three blindfold simultaneous games while performing classical music pieces on the piano.[4]
In February 2018, he participated in the Aeroflot Open. He finished 41 out of 92,[5] scoring 4½/9 (+2–2=5).[6] In March 2018, he competed in the European Individual Chess Championship. He placed thirteenth,[7] scoring 7½/11 (+5–1=5).[8]
In 2019, at the Chess World Cup 2019, as the 106th seed, Yuffa upset 23rd seed David Navara in the first round and then beat 42nd seed Luke McShane in the second round before losing to 10th seed Teimour Radjabov in the third round.
In 2021, Yuffa won the Roquetas de Mar Festival with a score of 7.5/9.[9] Since October 2021 he represents the Spanish Chess Federation.[10]
References[]
- ^ Méndez, Aleixandre. "El gran maestro ruso Daniil Yuffa se lleva el Ciudad de Pontevedra" (in Spanish).
- ^ "Yuffa, Daniil FIDE Chess Profile – Players Arbiters Trainers". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ 87th FIDE Congress 2016, Baku, Azerbaijan FIDE
- ^ WeiT Media (24 September 2017), «Удивительные люди». Даниил Юффа. Шахматист, retrieved 9 June 2018
- ^ Staff writer(s) (28 February 2018). "Aeroflot Open 2018 A". Chess Results.
- ^ Staff writer(s) (28 February 2018). "Aeroflot Open 2018 A: Yuffa Daniil". Chess Results.
- ^ Staff writer(s) (28 March 2018). "European Individual Chess Championship 2018". Chess Results.
- ^ Staff writer(s) (28 March 2018). "European Individual Chess Championship 2018: Yuffa Daniil". Chess Results.
- ^ "this week in chess". Archived from the original on 11 January 2021.
- ^ Transfers 2021, Fide.com
External links[]
- Daniil Yuffa player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Daniil Yuffa rating card at FIDE
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