Education
Korobov graduated from University of Kharkiv.
Korobov graduated from University of Kharkiv.
He was voted the best male chess player of Ukraine of 2012. In 2011, he came first in the Nakhchivan Open. He competed in the Chess World Cup 2011, where was eliminated in the second round by Nikita Vitiugov.
In February 2012, he tied for 1st–3rd with Mateusz Bartel and Pavel Eljanov in the 11th Aeroflot Open.
Korobov took clear third place in the Ukrainian Championship of 2013, behind Yuriy Kryvoruchko and Ruslan Ponomariov respectively. He served as Anna Ushenina"s second during the Women"s ship 2012 and during her match with Hou Yifan in the Women"s ship 2013 alongside Alexander Khalifman.
In 2014 he competed in the 41st Chess Olympiad held in Tromsø, scoring 4.5/7. In September 2015 he took part in the Chess World Cup 2015, where he was eliminated in the second round by Dmitry Andreikin, after knocking out Dragan Šolak in round one.