GM Artyom Timofeev Maria Emelianova Full name Artyom Timofeev Born Jan 6, 1985 (age 41) Place of birth Kazan, Russia Federation Russia Profiles # World Ranking 2533 Classical 2521 Rapid 2515 Blitz Bio Artyom Timofeev is a Russian Grandmaster. Most Played Openings White Pieces English Opening: King's English Variation (44 games) Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, English Attack (28 games) English Opening: Agincourt Defense (26 games) Indian Game (24 games) English Opening: Anglo-Indian, Queen's Knight Variation (24 games) Black Pieces Slav Defense: Modern, Triangle System (54 games) Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (37 games) Alapin Sicilian Defense (32 games) Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (32 games) Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation (29 games) Games Players Result Moves Year Artyom Timofeev (2533) Aldar Indzhiev (2229) ½-½ 6 2026 Artyom Timofeev (2533) Alexey O. Zakharov (2213) ½-½ 19 2026 Anton Zhukov (2298) Artyom Timofeev (2533) 1-0 46 2026 Maksim Volkov (2430) Artyom Timofeev (2533) 1-0 60 2026 Artyom Timofeev (2848) Eddi Buffalo (2522) 1-0 36 2025 Artyom Timofeev (2858) Alexey Kovalchuk (2776) 1-0 58 2025 Artyom Timofeev (2852) Andrey Esipenko (3044) 1-0 44 2025 Artyom Timofeev (2853) Simon Williams (2628) 1-0 35 2025 Artyom Timofeev (2851) Damir Ismagilov (2646) 1-0 28 2025 Artyom Timofeev (2848) Blaz Bratovic (2575) 1-0 23 2025 Show All Games