Eduard Igorevich Gorovykh is a Russian National Chess Master and the only chess grandmaster from the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug in Russia. He was born on May 6, 1995.
Gorovykh was subsequently awarded with international master (IM) title in 2015 and obtained his Grandmaster (GM) title in 2021 after he won the Sochi 2021 FIDE Grand Swiss tournament for men.
Currently, Gorovykh is also the chief chess instructor of the Sports and Recreation Center for Children and Youth "Start" in Novy Urengoy.