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]
| Vadim Malakhatko | |
|---|---|
 Malakhatko in 2019 | |
| Full name | Вадим Малахатко |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Born | 22 March 1977 Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) |
| Died | 5 June 2023 (aged 46) Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Title | Grandmaster (1999) |
| Peak rating | 2633 (October 2008) |
| Peak ranking | No. 98 (October 2008) |
Malakhatko died in Kyiv of a heart attack on 5 June 2023, at the age of 46.[3][4]
Chess career
edit- 1999 – came second at Alushta tournament[5]
- 2004 – tied for first with Petar Genov in the 3rd Condom Chess Open[6]
- 2006 – won Politiken Cup in Copenhagen[7]
- 2007 – tied for 2nd–4th with Loek van Wely and Alexei Fedorov in the President's Cup in Baku[8]
- 2007 – tied for 2nd–7th with Kiril Georgiev, Dimitrios Mastrovasilis, Mircea Pârligras, Hristos Banikas and Dmitry Svetushkin in the Acropolis International Chess Tournament[9]
- 2007/08 – tied for first with Nidjat Mamedov and Valeriy Neverov in the Hastings International Chess Congress[10]
- 2009 – came in first at the Arcapita Open in Bahrain[11]
- 2009 – tied for 2nd–3rd with Edvīns Ķeņģis at the Al Saleh 8th International Open in Yemen[12]
- 2009 – tied for 3rd–8th with Anton Filippov, Elshan Moradiabadi, Merab Gagunashvili, Alexander Shabalov and Niaz Murshed in the Ravana Challenge Tournament in Colombo[13]
- 2010 – tied for 1st–3rd with Tigran Gharamian and Deep Sengupta at the 24th Open Pierre and Vacances[14]
- 2011 – won the 8th edition of the Balagna Open in Corsica[15]
- 2019 – tied for 2nd–3rd with Liu Zhaoqi at the 2nd Ferreira do Alentejo Open[16]
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
editHe was married to WGM Anna Zozulia.[18]
Notable games
edit- 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
edit- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "World Men's Team Chess Championship's Overall Statistics". OlimpBase. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "34th Chess Olympiad: Istanbul 2000". OlimpBase. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
- ^ Головні події (in Ukrainian)
- ^ "Ukrainian Grandmaster Vadim Malakhatko (1977-2023) dies at the age of 46". Chess News. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "Coming To Alushta Again!". Kaissa.com.ua. 4 February 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
- ^ Crowther, Mark (19 July 2004). "TWIC 506: 3rd Condom Chess Open". London Chess Center. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ^ "Malakhatko, Short, Hector win Politiken Cup". ChessBase. 1 August 2006. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
- ^ "Tournament report July 2007: 2nd President's Cup". World Chess Federation. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ^ "Ilya Smirin wins Acropolis 2007". ChessBase. 26 August 2007. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
- ^ Crowther, Mark (7 January 2008). "TWIC 687: 83rd Hastings International Congress". London Chess Center. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
- ^ Golubev, Mikhail (8 February 2009). "Huge success of the Arcapita Open in Bahrain". ChessBase. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
- ^ "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. 7 March 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ^ "Malakhatko wins 8th Open of Balagne". ChessVibes. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ^ "The Week in Chess 1311". theweekinchess.com. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Vadim77". Internet Chess Club. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
- ^ Giddins, Steve (5 January 2008). "Hastings 2007/08 – a Grandmaster is Born". ChessBase. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vadim Malakhatko.
- Vadim Malakhatko player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Vadim Malakhatko at 365Chess.com
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