Grigoriy Oparin

World rank: No. 80 (October 2026)
Rating: 2638
Peak rating: 2687 (June 2023)
Title: Grandmaster (2013)
Federation: United States
Born: July 1, 1997, Munich, Germany (age 29)
FIDE ID: 24125890

A Russian-American grandmaster who finished third at the 2021 Grand Swiss, level on points with Fabiano Caruana, which earned him a place in the 2022 Grand Prix.

He is also well known as one of Caruana’s seconds, and reached a peak of 2687 in 2023.

Career highlights

Third at the 2021 Grand Swiss
Long-time second to Fabiano Caruana
Peak rating 2687 (June 2023)

Grigoriy Oparin in The Chess Herald

Oct 22, 2026Li, 16, Takes Women's Title as So Stumbles, Caruana Forces Playoff
Oct 21, 2026So Draws Niemann in Under an Hour, One Round From a Fourth Title
Oct 20, 2026So Holds Caruana to a Draw and Keeps His Full-Point Lead
Oct 18, 2026So Takes Sole Lead on 5/7 as Liang Falls in 27 Moves
Oct 15, 2026Woodward Beats Caruana as Eight of 12 Games Are Decisive

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Oct 14, 2026Caruana Joins So in the Lead as Liang Falls to Xiong
Oct 11, 2026So and Liang Lead Open at 2/2, Bottom Seeds Top the Women
Oct 10, 2026Caruana Chases a Fifth Straight US Title, and Reshevsky's Record
Oct 2, 2026Caruana Heads a 12-Player U.S. Championship Field in Saint Louis

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Profile last reviewed September 29, 2026. Ratings update monthly from FIDE.