Evgeny Shtembuliak (, born 12 March 1999,

Chornomorsk Chornomorsk ( uk, Чорномо́рськ, ), formerly Illichivsk (, translit. ''Illichivs'k''), is a city in Odesa Raion, Odesa Oblast (province) of south-western Ukraine, dependent on the Port of Chornomorsk. The city is located around the S ...

Odesa Oblast Odesa Oblast ( uk, Оде́ська о́бласть, translit=Odeska oblast), also referred to as Odeshchyna ( uk, Оде́щина) is an oblast (province) of southwestern Ukraine, located along the northern coast of the Black Sea. Its administr ...

) is a Ukrainian

chess Chess is a board game for two players, called White and Black, each controlling an army of chess pieces in their color, with the objective to checkmate the opponent's king. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to disti ...

player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by

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in 2019. Shtembuliak was born in Chornomorsk near

Odessa Odesa (also spelled Odessa) is the third most populous city and municipality in Ukraine and a major seaport and transport hub located in the south-west of the country, on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea. The city is also the administrativ ...

, but sometimes has listed the latter as his birthplace.Certificate of title result - Grandmaster
FIDE. He played on the Ukrainian team in the Under 16 Chess Olympiad in 2014. Shtembuliak won the

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and the Ukraine Championship in 2019. In February of 2022 Shtembuliak escaped the

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to return to the

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where he teaches chess. He raises funds to support his country during the war crisis by conducting chess camps for kids.

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* 1999 births Living people Chess grandmasters Ukrainian chess players World Junior Chess Champions Sportspeople from Odesa Twitch (service) streamers People from Chornomorsk {{Ukraine-chess-bio-stub