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Evgeny Zanan

Evgeny Zanan is a Russian-born Israeli chess player who received the Grandmaster title in 2020.

born 1998Chess Grandmaster title2009 European under 12 titleCoaching Noga Orin

Born: 5 February 1998, Saint Petersburg
Occupation: chess player

Evgeny Zanan was born in 1998 in Saint Petersburg

Evgeny Zanan was born on 5 February 1998 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. In 2009 he won the European Youth Chess Championship in the under 12 group while playing for Russia, and he received the FIDE Master title.

He moved to Israel in 2010 and lived in Beersheba, where he studied at Makif Alef high school. In 2011 he won the Israeli under 14 championship.

He has played in the Israeli national league since 2011, first for Beersheba, then for Elitzur Petah Tikva, and since 2016 for Rishon LeZion. He played for Israel at the 2014 World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad and was part of the team that won the 2016 European under 18 team championship in Slovenia.

He became an International Master in 2017 and a Grandmaster in 2020. Since 2020 he has coached Noga Orin.