GM Sergey Kudrin

  • Status:
    Accepted
  • Residence:
    Stamford, Connecticut
  • Rating:
    2579
  • Title:
    Grandmaster
Chess Highlights:
2009 U.S. Open T-1st, U.S. Open Champion 2007,

Bio: Sergey Kudrin has been a dominant force on the U.S. Chess scene for decades. His tie for first place at this year's U.S. Open earned him a bid to play in the U.S. Championship, and Kudrin plans to make the most of the opportunity. 

Sergey became a Grandmaster in 1984. He has participated in the 2005 Chess World Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, the 1999 Las Vegas FIDE World Champonship and the 2004 FIDE World Championship in Tripoli, Libya.

In 2008, Sergey took third place in the Frank K. Berry United States Chess Championship. Twice, in 2008 and 2009, he finished runner-up to GM-elect Alex Lenderman in the USCF Grand Prix standings.