Artyom Timofeev (chess player)
Artyom Timofeev | |
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| Country | Russia |
| Born | January 6, 1985 Kazan, Tatar ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Title | Grandmaster (2003) |
| FIDE rating | 2533 (June 2025) |
| Peak rating | 2690 (July 2010) |
| Peak ranking | No. 38 (January 2007) |
Artyom Timofeev (Russian: Артём Тимофеев; born January 6, 1985) is a Russian chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2003. Timofeev was born in Kazan. He, Zahar Efimenko and Andrei Volokitin tied for first place in the Under 14 section of the World Youth Chess Championships in 1999; Timofeev finished second on tiebreak. The next year, he won the Under 18 division of the European Youth Chess Championships.