Evgeny Shtembuliak is a Ukrainian-American chess grandmaster. He was born on April 16, 1999, in Ukraine. In his early career, Shtembuliak won the World Youth Chess Championship for the under 18 category in 2015 and European Youth Chess Championship for the under 18 category in 2016. In 2019, he won the World Junior Chess Championship and become a grandmaster.
In the same year, upon moving to the United States, Shtembuliak started studying at Texas Tech University and played for their chess team. Subsequently, the team won the U.S. national collegiate team championship, also known as the President’s Cup, in 2020 and 2021.
Shtembuliak won the 2020 Spring Chess Classic B, organised by the Saint Louis Chess Club, Missouri, USA. He won it with a round to spare, with 6 points from 8 games.
Shtembuliak is currently living in the United States and plays under the American flag since 2021.