Achievements 2000: Victory at the World Youth Chess Championship for U16. 2000: Winner of the Moscow Kasparov Cup. 2001: Victory at the European Youth Chess Championship for U18. Victory at the European Junior Chess Championship for U20. 2002: Victory at the European Junior Chess Championship for U20. 2005: Winner of the HB Global Chess Challenge 2005, and a prize of $50,000 (United States dollar), along with a valuable jeweled watch.