Sergei Lobanov

Sergei Lobanov (Russian: Сергей Андреевич Лобанов; born 19 May 2001) is a Russian chess player who holds the title of International Master (IM) (2017).

Sergei Lobanov was student of Saint Petersburg chess school. He played for Russia in European Youth Chess Championships and World Youth Chess Championships in the different age groups and best result reached in 2015 in Poreč, when he won European Youth Chess Championship in the U14 age group. In 2013, Sergei Lobanov won bronze medal in World Youth Chess Championship in the U12 age group.He two times played for Russia team in World Youth U16 Chess Olympiads where won gold (2017) and silver (2016) medal in team competition, as well as silver (2017) and bronze (2016) medals in individual competition.In 2016, Sergei Lobanov won bronze medal in Saint Petersburg Chess Championship. In 2017, he won Saint Petersburg International Chess tournament with Grandmaster norm.

In 2017, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title.