Sviridenko, Yaroslav

Yaroslav Sviridenko, a 18-year-old Ukrainian player, is rated 2207 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide under 18, and in the top 4% worldwide. He has slipped back 116 Elo over the past 12 months. 92 rated games in the past year (≈43/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campionat de Catalunya Individual per Edats 2026 - Sub18, Lliga Catalana 2026 - Primera Divisio Grup II Rondas 7-9, and Lliga Catalana 2026 - Divisio d'Honor Grup II Rondas 4-6. Also played 1 rapid (including XV Memorial Lorente) and 1 blitz events (including Campionat de Catalunya Llampec per Equips 2025) recently. He took a 52-month break between Apr 2018 and Sep 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2323 was reached at age 17 (May 2025); he also reached Ukrainian #93 in Jul 2025.

At junior level, he reached #4, #6, #17 and #10 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U10.