Vadim Malakhatko
| Vadim Malakhatko | |
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| Full name | Вадим Малахатко |
| Country |
 Ukraine |
| Born |
22 March 1977 Ukraine |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating | 2507 (December 2016) |
| Peak rating | 2633 (October 2008) |
Vadim Malakhatko (Ukrainian: Вадим Малахатко; born 22 March 1977) is a Ukrainian–Belgian chess grandmaster. He was a member of the gold medal-winning Ukrainian team at the 2001 World Team Chess Championship.[1] In 2000 he won with the Ukrainian team a bronze medal in the 34th Chess Olympiad in Istanbul.[2]
Chess career
- 1999 – came second at Alushta tournament[3]
- 2004 – tied for first with Petar Genov in the 3rd Condom Chess Open[4]
- 2006 – won Politiken Cup in Copenhagen[5]
- 2007 – tied for 2nd–4th with Loek van Wely and Alexei Fedorov in the President's Cup in Baku[6]
- 2007 – tied for 2nd–7th with Kiril Georgiev, Dimitrios Mastrovasilis, Mircea Parligras, Hristos Banikas and Dmitry Svetushkin in the Acropolis International Chess Tournament[7]
- 2007/08 – tied for first with Nidjat Mamedov and Valeriy Neverov in the Hastings International Chess Congress[8]
- 2009 – came in first at the Arcapita Open in Bahrain[9]
- 2009 – tied for 2nd–3rd with Edvins Kengis at the Al Saleh 8th International Open in Yemen[10]
- 2009 – tied for 3rd–8th with Anton Filippov, Elshan Moradiabadi, Merab Gagunashvili, Alexander Shabalov and Niaz Murshed in the Ravana Challenge Tournament in Colombo[11]
- 2010 – tied for 1st–3rd with Tigran Gharamian and Deep Sengupta at the 24th Open Pierre and Vacances[12]
- 2011 – won the 8th edition of the Balagna Open in Corsica[13]
On the May 2011 FIDE Elo rating list, Malakhatko has a rating of 2546. His handle on the Internet Chess Club is "Vadim77".[14]
Personal life
He is married to WGM Anna Zozulia.[15]
Notable games
- Vadim Malakhatko vs Bogdan Lalic, 83rd Hastings Chess Congress 2008, Queen's Gambit Accepted: Gunsberg Defense, Prianishenmo Gambit (D24), 1-0
- Vadim Malakhatko vs Jonathan Speelman, Isle of Man 2007, Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Petrosian Attack (E12), 1-0
- Vadim Malakhatko vs John K Shaw, Cappelle la Grande 2007, Slav Defense: General (D10), 1-0
References
- ↑ Bartelski, Wojciech. "World Men's Team Chess Championship's Overall Statistics". OlimpBase. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ↑ Bartelski, Wojciech. "34th Chess Olympiad: Istanbul 2000". OlimpBase. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ↑ "Coming To Alushta Again!". Kaissa.com.ua. 2010-02-04. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
- ↑ Crowther, Mark (2004-07-19). "TWIC 506: 3rd Condom Chess Open". London Chess Center. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ↑ "Malakhatko, Short, Hector win Politiken Cup". ChessBase. 2006-08-01. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ↑ "Tournament report July 2007: 2nd President's Cup". World Chess Federation. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ↑ "Ilya Smirin wins Acropolis 2007". ChessBase. 2007-08-26. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
- ↑ Crowther, Mark (2008-01-07). "TWIC 687: 83rd Hastings International Congress". London Chess Center. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
- ↑ Golubev, Mikhail (2009-02-08). "Huge success of the Arcapita Open in Bahrain". ChessBase. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ↑ "Tournament report September 2009: Al Saleh 8th International Open". World Chess Federation. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- ↑ "Tournament report November 2009: The Ravana Challenge". World Chess Federation. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
- ↑ "Tigran Gharamian wins Pierre and Vacances open". Chessdom. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ↑ "Malakhatko wins 8th Open of Balagne". ChessVibes. 2011-05-09. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ↑ "Vadim77". Internet Chess Club. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
- ↑ Giddins, Steve (2008-01-05). "Hastings 2007/08 – a Grandmaster is Born". ChessBase. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
External links
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