Vadim Malakhatko
Encyclopedia
Vadim Malakhatko is a Ukrainian
–Belgian
chess
grandmaster
. He was a member of the gold medal-winning Ukrainian team at the 2001 World Team Chess Championship
. In 2000 he won with the Ukrainian team a bronze medal in the 34th Chess Olympiad
in Istanbul
.
On the May 2011 FIDE Elo rating list, Malakhatko has a rating of 2546. His handle on the Internet Chess Club
is "Vadim77".
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
–Belgian
Belgium
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chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
grandmaster
International Grandmaster
The title Grandmaster is awarded to strong chess players by the world chess organization FIDE. Apart from World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain....
. He was a member of the gold medal-winning Ukrainian team at the 2001 World Team Chess Championship
World Team Chess Championship
The World Team Chess Championship is an international team chess event, eligible for the participation of 10 countries whose chess federations dominate their continent.-Men's team medals:-Women's team medals:-References:*...
. In 2000 he won with the Ukrainian team a bronze medal in the 34th Chess Olympiad
34th Chess Olympiad
The 34th Chess Olympiad, organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs and comprising an open and women's tournament, took place between October 28 and November 12, 2000, in Istanbul, Turkey.- Chess competition :...
in Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
.
Chess career
- 1999 - came second at AlushtaAlushtaAlushta is a resort town in Crimea, Ukraine, founded in the 6th century by Emperor Justinian. It is situated on the Black Sea on the road from Gurzuf to Sudak, as well as on the Crimean Trolleybus line....
tournament - 2004 - tied for first with Petar GenovPetar GenovPetar Genov is a Bulgarian chess grandmaster .He won the Bulgarian Chess Championship in 1993 and 1999 and played for Bulgaria in the 35th Chess Olympiad in Bled 2002. In the same year he came first at Herceg Novi. In 2004, tied for first with Vadim Malakhatko in the 3rd Condom Chess Open.He is...
in the 3rd Condom Chess Open - 2006 - won Politiken Cup in CopenhagenCopenhagenCopenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
- 2007 - tied for 2nd-4th with Loek Van WelyLoek van WelyLoek van Wely is a chess Grandmaster from the Netherlands. He won the Dutch Chess Championship six times straight from 2000 through 2005. He was rated among the world's top ten in 2001. In 2002, in Maastricht, Netherlands, van Wely took on the computer program Rebel in a four-game match. The...
and Alexei FedorovAlexei FedorovAlexei Fedorov is a chess grandmaster. Until 1992 he played for the Soviet Union, then briefly for Russia and from 1993 for the Belarus chess association....
in the President's Cup in BakuBakuBaku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal... - 2007 - tied for 2nd-7th with Kiril GeorgievKiril GeorgievKiril Dimitrov Georgiev is a Bulgarian chess master and three times the national champion. He should not be confused with fellow Bulgarian chess player Krum Georgiev....
, Dimitrios MastrovasilisDimitrios MastrovasilisDimitrios Mastrovasilis is a Greek chess Grandmaster .In 2004 he tied for 1st-2nd with Kiril Georgiev at Topola. In 2007 he tied for 2nd-7th with Kiril Georgiev, Vadim Malakhatko, Mircea Parligras, Hristos Banikas and Dmitry Svetushkin in the Acropolis International Chess Tournament.He played for...
, Mircea ParligrasMircea PârligrasMircea-Emilian Pârligras is a Romanian chess Grandmaster and Romanian Champion in 2001. As of November 2011, his FIDE rating is 2650, making him the 103rd player in the world....
, Hristos BanikasHristos BanikasHristodoulos Banikas is a distinguished Greek chess player. He is a resident of Salonica.-Achievements in chess :...
and Dmitry SvetushkinDmitry SvetushkinDmitry Svetushkin is a Moldovan chess grandmaster .He tied for 1st-3rd with Johan Hellsten and Marcin Szymanski in the Ikaros Chess Festival 2003....
in the AcropolisAcropolisAcropolis means "high city" in Greek, literally city on the extremity and is usually translated into English as Citadel . For purposes of defense, early people naturally chose elevated ground to build a new settlement, frequently a hill with precipitous sides...
International Chess Tournament - 2007/08 - tied for first with Nidjat MamedovNidjat MamedovNidjat Mamedov is an Azerbaijani chess Grandmaster . In 2011 he won the Azerbaijani Chess Championship.In 2007/08 he tied for first with Vadim Malakhatko and Valeriy Neverov in the Hastings International Chess Congress...
and Valeriy Neverov in the Hastings International Chess CongressHastings International Chess CongressThe Hastings International Chess Congress is an annual chess congress which takes place in Hastings, England, around the turn of the year. The main event is the Hastings Premier tournament, which was traditionally a 10 to 16 player round-robin tournament. In 2004/05 the tournament was played in the... - 2009 - came first at Arcapita Open in BahrainBahrain' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...
- 2009 - tied for 2nd-3rd with Edvins KengisEdvins KengisEdvins Kengis is a Latvian chess Grandmaster.Kengis is an eight-time Latvian Champion, winning the national contest in 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1997, 2004 and 2005...
at the Al Saleh 8th International Open in YemenYemenThe Republic of Yemen , commonly known as Yemen , is a country located in the Middle East, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, and Oman to the east.... - 2009 - tied for 3rd-8th with Anton FilippovAnton FilippovAnton Filippov is an Uzbekistani chess Grandmaster .In 2007 he tied for 1st-3rd with Vladimir Egin and Timur Gareev in the Uzbekistani Chess Championship. In 2008 he won the 1st Kuala Lumpur Open Championship and tied for 4-8th with Tamaz Gelashvili, Constantin Lupulescu, Nidjat Mamedov and...
, Elshan Moradiabadi, Merab GagunashviliMerab GagunashviliMerab Gagunashvili is a Georgian chess grandmaster and Georgian Champion in 2004.In 2001, he won the silver medal in the World Junior Chess Championship. In 2009 he tied for 3rd-8th with Anton Filippov, Elshan Moradiabadi, Vadim Malakhatko, Alexander Shabalov and Niaz Murshed in the Ravana...
, Alexander ShabalovAlexander ShabalovAlexander Shabalov is an American chess grandmaster, the multiple winner of the U.S. Chess Championships; he was the 2007 US Champion. He was born in Latvia, and like his fellow Latvians Alexei Shirov and Mikhail Tal he is known for courting complications even at the cost of objective soundness...
and Niaz Murshed in the Ravana Challenge Tournament in ColomboColomboColombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo... - 2010 - tied for 1st-3rd with Tigran Gharamian and Deep SenguptaDeep SenguptaDeep Sengupta is a chess player from Jharkhand, India, currently residing in Kasba. Rated at 2563 Elo, he is India's 22nd grandmaster.He started chess with the Chakradharpur Chess Academy, and...
at the 24th Open Pierre and Vacances - 2011 - won the 8th edition of the Balagna Open in Corsica
On the May 2011 FIDE Elo rating list, Malakhatko has a rating of 2546. His handle on the Internet Chess Club
Internet Chess Club
The Internet Chess Club is a commercial Internet chess server devoted to the play and discussion of chess and chess variants. ICC currently has over 30,000 subscribing members...
is "Vadim77".
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