Andrei Shchekachev
{{Short description|Russian-French chess grandmaster (born 1972)}}
{{Infobox chess player
|image = Andrei Shchekachev World Rapid Chess Championship.jpg 02.JPG
|caption = Shchekachev in 2015
| country = Soviet Union (until 1992)
Russia (1992–2007)
France (since 2007)
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|10|27}}
| birth_place =
| title = Grandmaster (1996)
| peakrating = 2593 (July 2006)
| FideID = 4107730
}}
Andrei Shchekachev ({{langx|ru|Андрей Щекачёв}}) is a Russian chess grandmaster who plays for France.
Chess career
In June 2023, he won the French Open Rapid Championships with a score of 8.5/9, ahead of runner-up Sergey Fedorchuk.{{cite web|url=https://asnieres2023.ffechecs.org/andrei-shchekachev-champion-de-france-de-parties-rapides/|date=June 26, 2023|title=Andrei Shchekachev champion de France de parties rapides}}{{cite web|url=https://www.idf-echecs.com/pages/4-ligue-idf1/1-actus/2322-andrei-shchekachev-et-jules-moussard-champions-de-france-en-rapide-et-blitz.html|title=Andrei Shchekachev et Jules Moussard Champions de France en rapide et Blitz}}
In July 2023, he tied for second place in the 96th Paris IdF Masters 2023, alongside Harshavardhan G B, Karthik Venkataraman, and Aarav Dengla.{{cite web|url=https://www.chessbase.in/news/Sebastian-Bogner-clinches-96th-Paris-IdF-Masters-2023-Harshavardhan-second-and-Karthik-Venkataraman-third|title=Sebastian Bogner clinches 96th Paris IdF Masters 2023, Harshavardhan second and Karthik Venkataraman third|date=July 26, 2023|first=Shahid|last=Ahmed}}
He was one of the three grandmasters who played against Alireza Firouzja in his "Race to the Candidates" tournament, the others being Alexandre Dgebuadze and Sergey Fedorchuk.{{cite web|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/way-to-candidates-firouzja-draws|title=Firouzja held to a draw by Fedorchuk, remains behind So in ratings list|date=December 23, 2023|first=Carlos|last=Colodro}}{{cite web|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/let-me-quickly-get-some-rating-points-please|title=Let me quickly get some Elo, please!|first=Andre|last=Schulz|date=December 18, 2023}}
References
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