| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1982-10-20)October 20, 1982 (age 43) |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Russia |
| Title | Grandmaster (2003) |
| FIDE rating | 2553 (February 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2647 (January 2009) |
| Peak ranking | No. 77 (January 2009) |
Dmitry Sergeevich Bocharov (Russian:Дмитрий Бочаров; born October 20, 1982) is a Russianchessgrandmaster.
In 2003, he tied for first withVladimir Burmakin,Eduardas Rozentalis,Philipp Schlosser,Alexander Areshchenko,Jakov Geller andEvgeny Miroshnichenko in theCappelle-la-Grande Open, finishing sixth on tiebreak.[2]In 2004, Bocharov took clear first place at the Masters tournament of the 14thAbu Dhabi Chess Festival.[3][4]
He competed in theChess World Cup 2005, where he was knocked out in the second round byGata Kamsky. In 2006 he won the 14thChigorin Memorial inSaint Petersburg.[5] In 2008 Bocharov won the 10th World University Chess Championship inNovokuznetsk.[6]
At the 2009Voronezh Open he tied for first withSergey Volkov,Igor Lysyj,Aleksandr Rakhmanov,Valerij Popov,Denis Khismatullin,Dmitry Andreikin andDmitry Kokarev, placing eighth on countback.[7] In the same year he tied for first in the 11thDubai Open, finishing second on tiebreak.[8]In 2011 he came first in the Chigorin Memorial for the second time.[9]
He played for Novosibirsk's team "Siberia" (alongsideVladimir Kramnik andLevon Aronian among others) that won both the Russian Team Chess Championship Premiere League[10][11] and theEuropean Chess Club Cup in 2015.[12] Bocharov won the 2015 RussianBlitz Chess Championship.[13]
In 2020, Bocharov placed 2nd-6th in the 1st Mukhtar Ismagambetov Memorial along withShakhriyar Mamedyarov,Nodirbek Abdusattorov,Kazybek Nogerbek, andDavit Maghalashvili, with a score of 8.5/11.[14]