GMValeriy Neverov

Valeriy Neverov was born in Kharkiv in 1964. He won four Ukrainian championships, in 1983, 1985, 1988 and 1996. He became a grandmaster in 1991, the year he won the Capablanca Memorial in Havana. He also won the Politiken Cup in 1994 and represented Ukraine at the 2002 Olympiad. He won Hastings outright in 2005-06, then shared first place in both of the next two editions. His 2004 FIDE world championship appearance ended with a first-round loss to Shakhriyar Mamedyarov.