GM Gleb Dudin

Gleb Dudin is the first Chess Grandmaster from Kazakhstan to compete playing the sport at an international level. He was born in 1950, and his high-profile career in chess began in 1978, with his first big win recorded in 1993. Dudin won multiple tournaments across Russia and Asia and was awarded the title of International Master in 1990, and later became a Chess Grandmaster in 1995. Dudin also represented his country in several Chess Olympiads throughout the 1980s and the 1990s. Although the details of his later career and life are not prominently documented, his contributions to the sport of chess have been recognized by the chess community worldwide.