Darius Zagorskis (born November 20, 1969) is a
Lithuania
Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...
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chess Grandmaster (2013).
Biography
Zagorskis learned to play chess and trained at the Chess School in Vilnius. In 1989 in
Klaipeda gained the first serious success, taking 3rd place in the
Lithuanian Chess Championship The first unofficial Lithuanian Chess Championship was held in Kaunas (Temporary capital of Lithuania) in 1921. The Champion's title was granted after victorious or drawn match between previous champion and challenger, mostly a winner of Championshi ...
. In Lithuanian Chess Championships he has won 2 gold (2004, 2013), silver (1991) and 4 bronze (1989, 2002, 2006, 2007) medals.
FIDE
The International Chess Federation or World Chess Federation, commonly referred to by its French acronym FIDE ( Fédération Internationale des Échecs), is an international organization based in Switzerland that connects the various national c ...
awarded him
International Master
FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and ...
(IM, 1992) and
Grandmaster (GM, 2013) titles. In 2005 Zagorskis won "Open" tournament in "
Liepājas Rokāde
Liepājas Rokāde ("Liepāja Castling") is international "open" chess championship, annually held in Liepāja, Latvia in August. The first Liepājas rokāde was held in 1994, the last in 2018.
List of winners
:
Super Tournament is not played ...
".
Zagorskis successfully participated in
Correspondence Chess
Correspondence chess is chess played by various forms of long-distance correspondence, traditionally through the postal system. Today it is usually played through a correspondence chess server, a public internet chess forum, or email. Less common ...
tournaments.
International Correspondence Chess Federation awarded him with
International Correspondence Chess Master (IM, 2005) and Senior International Correspondence Chess Master (SIM, 2007) titles.
Darius Zagorskis played for Lithuania in
Chess Olympiads:
* In 1996, at fourth board in the
32nd Chess Olympiad
The 32nd Chess Olympiad ( hy, 32-րդ Շախմատային օլիմպիադա, ''32-rd Shakhmatayin olimpiadan''), organized by FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male ...
in
Erevan
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(+2 −1 =5);
* In 1998, at fourth board in the
33rd Chess Olympiad
The 33rd Chess Olympiad (, ''33-ya Shakhmatnaya olimpiada''; Kalmyk: 33-гче Шатрин олимпиад, ''33-gçe Şatrin olimpiad''), organized by FIDE and comprising an open and a women's tournament, took place between September 26 and O ...
in
Elista (+2 −3 =5);
* In 2002, at reserve board in the
35th Chess Olympiad in
Bled (+4 −2 =3);
* In 2004, at fourth board in the
36th Chess Olympiad
The 36th Chess Olympiad ( es, La 36a Olimpíada de ajedrez, link=no; ca, La 36a Olimpíada d'escacs), organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', t ...
in
Calvia (+2 −1 =7);
* In 2006, at reserve board in the
37th Chess Olympiad
The 37th Chess Olympiad ( it, Le 37° Olimpiadi degli scacchi), organized by FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female players. and a women's tournament, as we ...
in
Turin (+3 −2 =6);
* In 2008, at fourth board in the
38th Chess Olympiad
The 38th Chess Olympiad (german: Die 38. Schacholympiade), organized by FIDE and comprising an open and a women's tournament, as well as several other events designed to promote the game of chess, took place from 12 to 25 November 2008 in Dresden, ...
in
Dresden (+4 −2 =4);
* In 2010, at reserve board in the
39th Chess Olympiad
The 39th Chess Olympiad (russian: 39-я Шахматная олимпиада, ''39-ya Shakhmatnaya olimpiada''), organised by FIDE and comprising an open and a women's tournament, as well as several other events designed to promote the game of ch ...
in
Khanty-Mansiysk (+5 −0 =4).
Darius Zagorskis played for Lithuania in
European Team Chess Championships:
European Men's Team Chess Championship :: Darius Zagorskis
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* In 1997, at third board in the 11th European Team Chess Championship in Pula
Pula (; also known as Pola, it, Pola , hu, Pòla, Venetian language, Venetian; ''Pola''; Istriot language, Istriot: ''Puola'', Slovene language, Slovene: ''Pulj'') is the largest city in Istria County, Croatia, and the List of cities and town ...
(+1 −3 =5);
* In 2007, at reserve board in the 16th European Team Chess Championship in Heraklion (+3 −0 =1);
* In 2011, at second board in the 18th European Team Chess Championship in Porto Carras (+4 −3 =2);
* In 2013, at first board in the 19th European Team Chess Championship in Warsaw (+2 −3 =4).
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1969 births
Living people
Lithuanian chess players
Soviet chess players
Chess grandmasters
Chess Olympiad competitors