Anton Smirnov

Quick Facts

Full Name	Anton Smirnov
Occupation	Chess Player
Date Of Birth	Jan 28, 2001(2001-01-28)
Age	23
Birthplace	Canberra
Country	Australia
Birth City	Canberra
Horoscope	Aquarius

Anton Smirnov Biography

Anton Smirnov is one of the most popular and richest Chess Player who was born on January 28, 2001 in Canberra, Canberra, Australia. Anton’s father, Vladimir Nikolaevich Smirnov (b. 1974), is also a chess player with the title of International Master and Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Sydney. Anton has a younger brother, Timofey.

Smirnov played in the Chess World Cup 2017, where, after drawing the 2 classical games against the 2016 World Championship challenger Sergey Karjakin, he was eliminated in the rapidplay tiebreaks.

In September 2017 Smirnov played in the 2nd Capablanca Memorial in Crete, where he scored 7/9 points and earned his third and final norm required for the Grandmaster title.

Anton Smirnov Net Worth

Anton Smirnov is one of the richest Chess Player from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Anton Smirnov 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Anton Vladimirovich Smirnov (born 28 January 2001) is an Australian chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster (GM) by FIDE in 2017.

Smirnov was the Australian junior champion in 2014 and won the Australian Grand Prix in 2015. He has represented his country in the Chess Olympiad in 2014 in Tromsø, Norway and in 2016 in Baku, Azerbaijan. In the Tromsø Chess Olympiad he was undefeated playing on board 5 and scored 7½/9 points. In the Baku Chess Olympiad he was undefeated again, this time on board 4 scoring 8½/10 points. He also achieved 20-game norm for the title Grandmaster.

In 2018 Smirnov won the Australasian Masters tournament in Melbourne with a 2700+ performance, represented Australia on board one at the Batumi Olympiad, finished 2nd at the Australian Championship in Sydney, and finished 2nd (behind Temur Kuybokarov) in the Gold Coast Open with 7/9 beating Zhao Zong Yuan and Max Illingworth.

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Facts & Trivia

Anton Ranked on the list of most popular Chess Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Anton Smirnov celebrates birthday on January 28 of every year.

Who is the best Australian chess player?

Ian Rogers OAM (born 24 June 1960) is an Australian chess player, trainer and writer. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 1985.

Who is the current Australian chess champion?

YearLocationWinners
2014| Springvale| Max Illingworth
2016| Melbourne| Bobby Cheng
2018| North Sydney| Max Illingworth
2020| Sydney| Temur Kuybokarov

How many chess grandmasters are there?

The grandmaster title is the highest title awarded in chess. Chess titles are awarded by the International Chess Federation (FIDE). As of the September 2020 FIDE rating list, there are 1721 grandmasters in the world.

Do Australians play chess?

Anton Vladimirovich Smirnov (born 28 January 2001) is an Australian chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster (GM) by FIDE in 2017.

How many grandmasters does Australia have?

This coincided with a tipping point for Australian chess. By 2009, the number of Australian grandmasters had doubled from two to four, and by 2020 it had risen to ten. In recent years, a number of individual and team achievements paint a promising picture for the future.