Robert Shlyakhtenko (born May 9, 2005) is an American chess player.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 9, 2005 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Chess career | |
| Country | United States |
| Title | International Master (2022) |
| FIDE rating | 2446 (June 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2461 (January 2026) |
Chess career
editIn June 2016, he had been the national No. 1 blitz player for his age range for over a year.[1]
In January 2020, he won the Dreaming King Open, finishing a half-point ahead of runner-up John Daniel Bryant.[2][3]
He finished in third place in the 2020 US Chess Grand Prix, ahead of grandmasters Alexander Shabalov and Fidel Corrales Jimenez.[4]
In July 2023, he tied for third place at the Biel Masters Tournament, during which he achieved a draw against grandmaster Liu Yan and a win against grandmaster Luis Ernesto Quesada Pérez.[5]
In September 2024, he tied for second with grandmaster Oliver Barbosa in the Marshall Chess Club Labor Day Invitational GM A.[6][7]
Personal life
editOff the chessboard, he is also a pianist and studied piano performance under Saleem Ashkar at Brown University.[8]
References
edit- ↑ "2016 ChessKid Online National Invitational Championships (CONIC): A Preview". June 5, 2016.
- ↑ "Shlyakhtenko on Winning at Dreaming King". February 21, 2020.
- ↑ "DREAMING KING OPEN".
- ↑ Hartmann, John (2021-03-30). "Statement on Calculation of 2020 US Chess Grand Prix Prizes". US Chess.org. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
- ↑ "Master Tournament (MTO) Biel International Chess Festival".
- ↑ Ostrovskiy, Alex (September 6, 2024). "Two Norms Earned Over Labor Day NYC Norms Event".
- ↑ "2024 Marshall Chess Club Labor Day Invitational GM A".
- ↑ "BUO Soloist Spotlight: Robert Shlyakhtenko". April 3, 2025.