Sergey Drygalov


Sergey Maksimovich Drygalov is a Russian chess grandmaster.

Chess career

In April 2019, he won the Russian Junior U21 Championship.
In September 2020, he won the open individual section of the All-Russian Student Competition. In the team section, he was representing Ural State Mining University alongside Alexey Sarana, Polina Shuvalova, and Anna Afonasieva.
In September 2023, he won a Titled Tuesday tournament held on Chess.com, where he went undefeated in the tournament.
In January 2025, Drygalov won the Cape Town Chess Masters, finishing on 9/9, two points clear of the runner-up.

Personal life

His twin brother Andrey Drygalov is also a grandmaster.