Pavel Eljanov
Ukrainian chess player
Pavel Eljanov (born 1983) is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster.
| Pavel Eljanov | |
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| Country |  Ukraine |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating | 2724 #21 in the January 2011 FIDE world ranking |
| Peak rating | 2761 (September 2010) |
Eljanov's most notable tournament result to date was winning Corus B tournament 2007 in Wijk aan Zee, Holland with a score of 9/13. This result enabled him to qualify for the category 20 tournament Corus A 2008.
On the September 2010 FIDE rating list, Eljanov had a rating of 2761, making him number 1 in Ukraine and number 6 in the world. His results in the Russian premier league had been exceptional. Since then he has slipped to #21.