FMYan Domin

Yan Domin took up chess in Kyiv and trained with grandmaster Vadym Malakhatko. Within about two years, he had become Ukrainian under-fourteen champion, winning the title in 2023. He also won silver in the national under-sixteen championship that year. After Malakhatko's death, he continued his training with Oleksiy Kislinskyi. Alongside chess, Domin studied piano at Kyiv Music School No. 21 and earned prizes in Ukrainian and international music competitions. He received a Vadym Sozonov award in recognition of his progress in chess.