Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei whitianga - Ko te 1994 te tau i pakaru ai ia, i wikitoria i te Russian Championship i Elista me te 8/11, i wikitoria i te waahanga o raro iho i te 18 o te World Youth Championship i Szeged, i tiimata mo Russia i te Chess Olympiad i Moscow
, i eke ki te 5.5/8 i te poari tuarua, ka whiwhi i ana paerewa Grandmaster e toru. I wikitoria hoki a Svidler i te Linares Anibal Open, e rere ana i te taha o te huihuinga tono me te taurite mo te tuatahi me etahi atu kaitakaro e wha i te St Petersberg Chigorin Memorial. I te Oketopa 1994 i whakauruhia ia e te Professional Chess Association i te tau 165, 2542.