Ukrainian and Belgian chess grandmaster (1977–2023)
Vadim Malakhatko |
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Malakhatko in 2019 |
Full name | Вадим Малахатко |
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Country | Ukraine |
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Born | (1977-03-22)22 March 1977 Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) |
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Died | 5 June 2023(2023-06-05) (aged 46) Kyiv, Ukraine |
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Title | Grandmaster (1999) |
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Peak rating | 2633 (October 2008) |
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Peak ranking | No. 98 (October 2008) |
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Vadim Volodymyrovych Malakhatko (Ukrainian: Вадим Володимирович Малахатько; 22 March 1977 – 5 June 2023) was a Ukrainian 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]
Malakhatko died in Kyiv of a heart attack on 5 June 2023, at the age of 46.[3][4]
Chess career
On the May 2011 FIDE Elo rating list, Malakhatko had a rating of 2546. His handle on the Internet Chess Club was "Vadim77".[17]
Personal life
He was married to WGM Anna Zozulia.[18]
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
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