Happened Today in the Chess World - Jan 5, 2024

TOGLIATTI'S SCHOOL

GM Alexandr Predke - Source: scacchierando.it

Today is the birthday of Grandmaster Alexandr Predke, born in Dimitrovgrad, Russia, on January 5, 1994.
Alexandr grew up in FM Sergey Sychev's Togliatti school.
Predke participated in the World Cup twice, in 2019 and 2021. HE reached his peak rating in November 2020, with 2696 Elo points, 4 points shy from the super-GM "status."
In his career so far, Alexandr has defeated elite players such as Vachier-Lagrave, Shirov, Wang Hao, Duda, Jakovenko, and Maghsodloo.
In March 2023, Predke switched federations; now, he plays for Serbia.

Alexandr Predke (2656)-Yuriy Kuzubov (2625), Douglas (Grand Swiss) 2023
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