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Vadim Malakhatko

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Vadim Malakhatko
Malakhatko in 2019
Full nameВадим Малахатко
CountryUkraine
Born(1977-03-22)22 March 1977
Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
Died5 June 2023(2023-06-05) (aged 46)
Kyiv, Ukraine
TitleGrandmaster (1999)
Peak rating2633 (October 2008)
Peak rankingNo. 98 (October 2008)

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

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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

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He was married to WGM Anna Zozulia.[18]

Notable games

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References

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  1. ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "World Men's Team Chess Championship's Overall Statistics". OlimpBase. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
  2. ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "34th Chess Olympiad: Istanbul 2000". OlimpBase. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
  3. ^ Головні події (in Ukrainian)
  4. ^ "Ukrainian Grandmaster Vadim Malakhatko (1977-2023) dies at the age of 46". Chess News. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Coming To Alushta Again!". Kaissa.com.ua. 4 February 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
  6. ^ Crowther, Mark (19 July 2004). "TWIC 506: 3rd Condom Chess Open". London Chess Center. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
  7. ^ "Malakhatko, Short, Hector win Politiken Cup". ChessBase. 1 August 2006. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
  8. ^ "Tournament report July 2007: 2nd President's Cup". World Chess Federation. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
  9. ^ "Ilya Smirin wins Acropolis 2007". ChessBase. 26 August 2007. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  10. ^ Crowther, Mark (7 January 2008). "TWIC 687: 83rd Hastings International Congress". London Chess Center. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
  11. ^ Golubev, Mikhail (8 February 2009). "Huge success of the Arcapita Open in Bahrain". ChessBase. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
  12. ^ "Tournament report September 2009: Al Saleh 8th International Open". World Chess Federation. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  13. ^ "Tournament report November 2009: The Ravana Challenge". World Chess Federation. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  14. ^ "Tigran Gharamian wins Pierre and Vacances open". Chessdom. 7 March 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
  15. ^ "Malakhatko wins 8th Open of Balagne". ChessVibes. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  16. ^ "The Week in Chess 1311". theweekinchess.com. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  17. ^ "Vadim77". Internet Chess Club. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  18. ^ Giddins, Steve (5 January 2008). "Hastings 2007/08 – a Grandmaster is Born". ChessBase. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
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