Ilan Schnaider

Ilan Schnaider
Personal information
Born (2011-02-08) February 8, 2011 (age 15)
Palermo, Buenos Aires
Chess career
CountryArgentina
TitleInternational Master (2024)
FIDE rating2461 (October 2026)
Peak rating2461 (October 2026)

Ilan Schnaider is an Argentine chess player.

Chess career

In March 2019, he was the world's highest-rated under-8 player, and has been considered one of Argentina's most promising young players alongside Faustino Oro.

He became an International Master in August 2024, notably achieving the title without a personal coach.

He played in the Chess World Cup 2025, where he was defeated by Aleksandar Inđić in the first round.

In December 2025, he defeated grandmaster Julio Granda in the sixth round of the Magistral Szmetan-Giardelli in 22 moves.

References

  1. ↑ Saavedra, Gabriela (March 23, 2019). "The best chess player in the world is argentinian".
  2. 1 2 Colodro, Carlos (December 14, 2025). "Magistral Szmetan-Giardelli: Tari and Cheparinov share the lead, Schnaider beats Granda".
  3. ↑ "FIDE World Cup R1 Day 2: Favourites advance, but drama awaits in the tiebreaks". November 2, 2025.