Ernesto Inarkiev is a Russian chess Grandmaster, the first ever from Kalmykia.
Background
Inarkiev, who was named after Ernesto "Che" Guevara, was born in the Osh Region, Kyrgyzstan (then part of the Soviet Union) and played for his native country in two Chess Olympiads: in 1998, scoring 6.5 points from 9 games playing the second reserve board, and in 2000, playing on the fourth board with a 9/14 score.
Career
He switched to Russian Chess Federation in 2000, accepting Kirsan Ilyumzhinov"s offer to move in Elista with his family. He took clear first place in the European under-16 championship in 2001. Inarkiev finished third in this latter event.
In 2010 he tied for 1st–4th with Konstantin Chernyshov, Lê Quang Liêm and Evgeny Bareev in the Moscow Open.
He placed third in the 14th Karpov Poikovsky Tournament with 5/9.