| Yaroslav Zherebukh | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ярослав Жеребух |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Born | July 14, 1993 Lviv, Ukraine |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating | 2580 (September 2011) |
Yaroslav Zherebukh (Ukrainian: Ярослав Жеребух; born July 14, 1993 in Lviv) is a Ukrainian chess Grandmaster (2009).
In 2006, he was a member of the Ukrainian national youth team, which won the U-16 Chess Olympiad in Turkey. His major success has been the victory In February 2010 of the colossal Cappelle-la-Grande Open in France, above 82 Grandmasters and 61 International masters (652 players), with 7.5 points out of 9."Yaroslav Zherebukh wins Cappelle-La-Grande 2010". Chess.co.uk. http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/malcolmpein/yaroslav-zherebukh-wins-cappelle-la-grande-2010. Retrieved 12 October 2010. Yaroslav scored 8 (7-2-2) to win the Young Stars of the World 2010 tournament held in Kirishi, Russia. In world cup Khanty-Mansiysk 2011 he made the biggest surprise of the tournament by eliminating two Super-GM, Pavel Eljanov and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov in first and fifth round; he finally knocked out by czech Super-GM David Navara.[1]