Paulius Pultinevičius (born 2001) is a Lithuanian

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player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by

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in 2019. He is ranked the 4th best player in

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Career

Pultinevičius was the Lithuanian U-14 Junior Champion, and, aged fifteen, went on to represent Lithuania in 2016 in the

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on reserve board, going unbeaten over nine games. He again represented Lithuania in the

43rd Chess Olympiad The 43rd Chess Olympiad ( ka, 43-ე საჭადრაკო ოლიმპიადა, ''43-e sach’adrak’o olimp’iada''; also known as the Batumi Chess Olympiad), organised by the FIDE, Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) ...

in 2018, this time on board 2. In 2018, he finished 2nd in the Lithuanian Chess Championship. Pultinevičius qualified to play in the Chess World Cup 2019, where he was defeated by

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in the first round. In 2020, he won the 40th Plunge Open with a score of 8/9. In August 2022, Pultinevičius won the

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"A" tournament.

References

External links

Paulius Pultinevičius
chess games at 365Chess.com * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pultinevičius, Paulius 2001 births Living people Chess Grandmasters Lithuanian chess players Chess Olympiad competitors