Kostya Kavutskiy

Professional chess player with a rating of about 2400 at the age of 29.

Sensei @ChessDojo -
journey -

[Kostya Kavutskiy @hellokostya]

Hello all! I've started to journal about my lifetime pursuit of the GM title✍️

I'll be logging my training, travel, and tournaments, hoping to stay focused on the ultimate goal 🏅

If you'd like to follow 💙 check out the first post here: https://t.co/S5nCdmj4ZS

[Kostya Kavutskiy @hellokostya]

@ChessbaseIndia @FIDE_chess @Himankchess11 @ram_abhyudaya @sagarchess1 @AmrutaMokal Well deserved 👏

[Kostya Kavutskiy @hellokostya]

having so much fun vibecoding

[ChessDojo @chessdojo]

Our Round 1 Olympiad Recap is up! 🏆

https://t.co/gfxnOtMSYE

[Kostya Kavutskiy @hellokostya]

@ghost_of_sasha Of course not, I just found it beautiful

[Kostya Kavutskiy @hellokostya]

A position which shows the cruel nature of chess -- Black has many winning moves, but Rf7 is not one of them 🥲

[Kostya Kavutskiy @hellokostya]

@sharp_warrior @ben_finegold @marta_kostyuk Ok Mr. Sweeny

[Kostya Kavutskiy @hellokostya]

@ben_finegold Happy birthday Ben! 🥳🎂

[Kostya Kavutskiy @hellokostya]

When I flag my opponent with 0.1 seconds on the clock

[Madeline Hill @mad_hill]

An unbelievable GIF

[Kostya Kavutskiy @hellokostya]

Won a CJA award for the substack ☺️

[Kostya Kavutskiy @hellokostya]

@chesscoachandra Thank you Andras!

[Kostya Kavutskiy @hellokostya]

What an incredible week covering chess at the 2026 @EWC_EN 🎉

Truly an unforgettable event, with a very deserving @MagnusCarlsen as the champion! 🏆

Chess as an esport is only just beginning 🤝

[Magnus Carlsen @MagnusCarlsen]

Chess?

[Chess.com @chesscom]

MAGNUS CARLSEN WINS THE ESPORTS WORLD CUP AGAIN 🏆🏆

After another legendary undefeated run, @MagnusCarlsen adds to his 2025 title with a 2-0 (3-1, 3-1) Grand Final victory against Denis Lazavik! 🔥

[Kostya Kavutskiy @hellokostya]

🐐🐐

[Kostya Kavutskiy @hellokostya]

We're still in Carlsen's era 🐐 #GrenkeChess

[Kostya Kavutskiy @hellokostya]

Damn how is he so fast #EWC

[chess24 @chess24com]

Alireza Firouzja makes it with 8 seconds to spare and knocks out Hans Niemann to reach a semifinal against Magnus Carlsen or Nihal Sarin! https://t.co/yhcTdausZm

#EWC2026

[Kostya Kavutskiy @hellokostya]

EWC Quarterfinals starting now! 🏆

https://t.co/DgRTJ8Y6sN

[Kostya Kavutskiy @hellokostya]

Day 3 of chess at @EWC_EN is starting now!! 🏆

https://t.co/Jf7XQD7fjA

[chess24 @chess24com]

"Never doubt Alireza!" says Jan Gustafsson — Firouzja squandered his advantage and was a minute down on the clock, but suddenly accelerated and beat Wei Yi on time... and position!
https://t.co/DI0dKv3G7u

#EWC2026

[Kostya Kavutskiy @hellokostya]

Day 2 of chess at the @EWC_EN starting now!! 🏆
https://t.co/ZwsVki5ey9

[EWC Extra @EWC_Extra]

The Chess at EWC26 Group Stage, LIVE NOW ♟️

[Chess.com @chesscom]

ESIPENKO finds the checkmate at the end of a wild time scramble!! #EWC

The winner here plays Magnus tomorrow! 🔥