Denis Makhnev
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 20, 2000 Pavlodar, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Title | Grandmaster (2021)[1] |
| FIDE rating | 2532 (December 2025) |
| Peak rating | 2551 (August 2024) |
Denis Maksimovich Makhnev (Russian: Денис Максимович Махнев; born 20 February 2000) is a Kazakhstani chess grandmaster.
Chess career
In April 2024, he finished in third place behind winner Vitaliy Bernadskiy and runner-up Mitrabha Guha in the 21st BCC Open after having a better tiebreak score than Srihari L. R., Sayantan Das, and James Morris on tiebreaks.[2]
In November 2024, he won the Kazakhstan Chess Cup, finishing ahead of Ramazan Zhalmakhanov and Mikhail Nikitenko.[3]
References
- ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ^ Long, Peter (April 22, 2024). "Vitaliy Bernadskiy wins 21st BCC Open 2024, Mitrabha Guha second".
- ^ Tonkonog, Olga (November 21, 2024). "KazChess reveals Kazakhstan Chess Cup winners".