FMFedor Antipov

Fedor Antipov began studying chess at five with Rimma Bakustina. In Saint Petersburg he trained with Alexey Yuneev at the Anichkov Palace and Alexey Lugovoy at the Academy of Talents, also attending sessions with Konstantin Sakaev. He won the 2023 Zak Memorial before taking both the Russian under-13 classical and rapid titles in 2024, remaining unbeaten in each competition. A last-round victory over Dmitry Petukhov secured his classical gold medal. A Prosviryakov scholarship provided further training at the Russian Chess School. He added the under-14 blitz bronze medal at the 2025 Asian Youth Championships in Bangkok.