 He played at the 1st World Mind Sports Games in Beijing, China during October 3–8, 2008.Also that month, in Halkidiki, Greece, he played for "Economist SGSEU-1 Saratov" at the 24th European Club Cup and scored 3/5 (+1−0=4).In November 2008, he played on board one for the Chinese Open team at the 38th Chess Olympiad in Dresden, Germany (6½/10 (+3−0=7) and performance rating 2773).