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Daniil Yuffa
D Yuffa 
 

Number of games in database: 820
Years covered: 2008 to 2025
Last FIDE rating: 2657 (2489 rapid, 2529 blitz)
Overall record: +238 -121 =219 (60.1%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 242 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Catalan (63) 
    E04 E06 E01 E09 E07
 Queen's Pawn Game (42) 
    E00 A50 A41 E10 A40
 Queen's Gambit Declined (31) 
    D30 D37 D38 D35
 English (31) 
    A15 A14 A13 A11 A10
 King's Indian (24) 
    E94 E97 E62 E92 E60
 Modern Benoni (22) 
    A62 A64 A71 A57 A63
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (72) 
    B90 B51 B31 B50 B30
 King's Indian (65) 
    E62 E60 E97 E73 E94
 Caro-Kann (64) 
    B12 B18 B11 B10 B17
 Alekhine's Defense (31) 
    B03 B04 B02
 Slav (24) 
    D10 D15 D11 D12 D17
 Sicilian Najdorf (23) 
    B90 B92 B91 B96 B95
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Khalifman vs D Yuffa, 2016 1/2-1/2
   D Yuffa vs Bologan, 2015 1-0
   D Yuffa vs P Velten, 2017 1-0
   M Womacka vs D Yuffa, 2020 0-1
   Viktoria Shvets vs D Yuffa, 2022 0-1
   D Yuffa vs McShane, 2019 1-0
   D Yuffa vs McShane, 2019 1/2-1/2
   D Yuffa vs M A Maurizzi, 2024 1-0
   D Yuffa vs Shirov, 2024 1-0
   McShane vs D Yuffa, 2019 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Spanish Championship (2024)
   Spanish Championship (2022)
   World Youth Championship (U18) (2015)
   Gibraltar Masters (2020)
   Grenke Chess Open (2025)
   Polugaevsky Memorial (2014)
   Russian Team Championship (Major League) (2017)
   European Championship (2025)
   World Junior Championship (2015)
   Biel Master Open (2023)
   Dubai Police Open A (2024)
   World Cup (2019)
   Russian Championship Higher League (2012)
   European Championship (2022)
   Gibraltar Masters (2019)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 TCh-FRA Top 16 Haute
   D Yuffa vs M Kobalia (May-30-25) 1/2-1/2
   D Yuffa vs V Sanal (Apr-21-25) 1-0
   D Yuffa vs V Kazakouski (Apr-21-25) 1/2-1/2
   D Yuffa vs E Rozen (Apr-20-25) 1/2-1/2
   J L Pajeken vs D Yuffa (Apr-20-25) 0-1

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DANIIL YUFFA
(born Feb-25-1997, 28 years old) Russia (federation/nationality Spain)

[what is this?]

Grandmaster(1) Daniil Yuffa once spent some time in the Province of Alberta, Canada(2) before he had earned his IM(3) title.

Championships

Daniil Yuffa came equal second in the European U10 Championship in 2007 with 7/9 behind Kirill Alekseenko and Mikhail Antipov (defeating the latter). Yuffa also competed in the 2009 World U12 Championship, scoring 5.5/9 and placing equal nineteenth. He was runner-up to Avital Boruchovsky in the European U18 Championship 2014 and equal second behind Cemil Can Ali Marandi (fourth on tiebreak) at the European U18 Championship 2015. Soon afterwards, he was =2nd (3rd or bronze on tiebreak behind Masoud Mosadeghpour and Kirill Alekseenko respectively) with 8.5/11 at the World U18 Championship 2015 that was staged in Halkidiki in Greece.

Tournaments

Yuffa was third in the Tyumen region Championship 2009 with 7/9 behind co-leaders Veniamin Sergeev and GM Dmitry Chuprov (against whom he drew). Subsequently, he was 2nd in the 2010 Tyumen Open with 8/9, dropping his only game to the winner FM Alexander A Kopylov. Although unplaced, he gained some high level experience and excellent rating results in the 2010 Czech Opens A and F; in the former he scored 4/9 against 4 FMs and 4 IMs, scoring 2.5/4 against the FMs and 1.5/4 against the IMs, including a win against IM Atanu Lahiri. He was equal second in the Tyumen Region Championship 2010 with 7/9 and recorded his first win against a GM when he beat Andrei Kovalev in the Superfinal 65 Tumen region 2010: his 4.5/10 against a field of 10 opponents whose average ELO was 2449 was a solid result that pushed him to the top ranks of U14 players at the time. Subsequent excellent results boosted his position considerably; he won the Olomouc Summer IM B1 tournament in August 2011 in the Czech Republic with 7.5/9, two points clear of the field and scoring his first IM norm, and scored 5.5/9 in the Pardubice Czech Open in July 2011, scoring IM norms in both events. He scored 5/9 at the 2011 Chigorin Memorial Open.

In 2012, he played at rating level when he scored 5/9 in the Tyumen Championship Superfinal in Russia, and put in a solid performance at the Aeroflot Open 2012 B, scoring 4.5/9. In March, he scored 6/9, placing equal seventh at the 2012 Ural Championships held in Satka, Russia and scored 5/11 in the Russian Championship Higher League (2012) to give his rating a minor boost. He won the 72nd Urals Championship 2014.

Olympiad

He played board 4 for Russia 5 in the Khanty-Mansiysk Olympiad (2010), scoring 4/10, including draws against GM Dragisa Blagojevic and GM Tomas Petrik, and recording wins against IM Richard Polaczek and IM Filip Pancevski.

References / Sources

(1) https://ratings.fide.com/title_appl... (GM title awarded), (2) http://www.chess.ca/players?check_r... (2007 results at the Canadian Federation), (3) http://ratings.fide.com/title_appli... (IM title application).

Wikipedia article: Daniil Yuffa

Last updated: 2025-05-21 21:18:03

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 page 1 of 33; games 1-25 of 820  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. D Yuffa vs P Michalko  0-1752008EU-ch U12 18thD45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
2. D Yuffa vs P Krstin  1-0472008EU-ch U12 18thB10 Caro-Kann
3. J Atwoli vs D Yuffa  1-0422010Khanty-Mansiysk OlympiadB23 Sicilian, Closed
4. D Yuffa vs D Blagojevic  ½-½462010Khanty-Mansiysk OlympiadC69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation
5. T Hansen vs D Yuffa  1-0392010Khanty-Mansiysk OlympiadA10 English
6. D Yuffa vs T Petrik  ½-½692010Khanty-Mansiysk OlympiadE21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights
7. R Polaczek vs D Yuffa  0-1402010Khanty-Mansiysk OlympiadE17 Queen's Indian
8. M Sebenik vs D Yuffa  ½-½402010Khanty-Mansiysk OlympiadE98 King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1
9. D Yuffa vs F Pancevski  1-0412010Khanty-Mansiysk OlympiadA80 Dutch
10. D Yuffa vs M Kraemer 0-1322010Khanty-Mansiysk OlympiadD02 Queen's Pawn Game
11. S Rocha vs D Yuffa  ½-½752010Khanty-Mansiysk OlympiadB43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
12. B Thorfinnsson vs D Yuffa  1-0332010Khanty-Mansiysk OlympiadE67 King's Indian, Fianchetto
13. V Malakhatko vs D Yuffa  1-0392010Chigorin Memorial Classic OpenE97 King's Indian
14. G Airapetian vs D Yuffa  1-01102010Chigorin Memorial Classic OpenA62 Benoni, Fianchetto Variation
15. D Yuffa vs G Ajrapetian  0-1402010Chigorin Memorial Classic OpenE89 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Main line
16. G Gutman vs D Yuffa  1-0552011Czech Open G RapidE92 King's Indian
17. D Yuffa vs D Dzhakaev  1-0512011Czech Open G RapidD12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
18. D Yuffa vs V Zakhartsov  0-1422011Czech Open G RapidA07 King's Indian Attack
19. D Yuffa vs P Neuman  ½-½42011Czech GM Open AA49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4
20. D Yuffa vs V Nozdrachev 0-1822011Chigorin MemorialA05 Reti Opening
21. G Oparin vs D Yuffa  1-058201211th Aeroflot Open BB60 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer
22. E Atalik vs D Yuffa  1-045201211th Aeroflot Open BE73 King's Indian
23. S Sjugirov vs D Yuffa 1-0432012Russian Championship Higher LeagueB50 Sicilian
24. Shimanov vs D Yuffa 1-0242012Russian Championship Higher LeagueE94 King's Indian, Orthodox
25. D Yuffa vs D Shishigin  1-0422012Russian Championship Higher LeagueA90 Dutch
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Kibitzer's Corner
Nov-03-11  twinlark: Congratulations to this lad for scoring 3 IM norms and the provisional award of his IM title.
Nov-03-11  Korifej: Russian's chess have good future with players like Dubov,Fedoseev,Artemiev,Yuffa and many others.
Nov-03-11  twinlark: Especially Grigoriy Oparin, who stands a chance of making GM before he's 15.
Oct-28-14  BIDMONFA: Daniil Yuffa

YUFFA, Daniil
http://www.bidmonfa.com/yuffa_danii...
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Dec-21-15  alfamikewhiskey: Seems to be a very likeable fellow (interviewed at Qatar Masters Open):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nd...

The Russian <who once spent some time in the Alberta region of Canada> according to the bio (!) faces Carlsen next.

Dec-22-15
Premium Chessgames Member
  ketchuplover: He'll huffa and puffa
Dec-22-15  sonia91: Yuffa vs Carlsen on the soccer field yesterday evening after round 2: http://en.chessbase.com/post/qatar-...
Sep-25-17  Imran Iskandar: GM Daniil Yuffa plays 3 blindfold games simultaneously, which isn't that particularly impressive in itself to chess players, but adds the nice touch of playing Chopin whilst doing so!

Combines two of my favorite hobbies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JW...

May-17-19  Nina Myers: Yuffa is the <Russia got talent> dude, right?
Sep-11-19  wordfunph: 22-year-old GM Yuffa ousted GM Navara 1.5-0.5 in WC 1st round..

yuffaman!!

Dec-15-19
Premium Chessgames Member
  Penguincw: To followup, he also beat 42nd seed Luke McShane before bowing out to 10th seed Radjabov in the 3rd round. What a run!
Feb-06-20
Premium Chessgames Member
  Penguincw: Another followup: Yuffa finishes with 7.5/10 at Gibraltar Masters (2020), and got to play in a 4 player tiebreaker, but lost in the "semi-finals".

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