Paulius Pultinevičius (born 2001) is a Lithuanian
chess
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player. He was awarded the title of
Grandmaster by
FIDE
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in 2019. He is ranked the 4th best player in
Lithuania
Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, 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, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, P ...
.
Career
Pultinevičius was the Lithuanian U-14 Junior Champion, and, aged fifteen, went on to represent Lithuania in 2016 in the
42nd Chess Olympiad
The 42nd Chess Olympiad (; also known as the Baku Chess Olympiad), organised by the FIDE, Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) and comprising an openAlthough sometimes referred to as the "men's division", this section is open to all pl ...
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
Alexander Grischuk
Alexander Igorevich Grischuk (born October 31, 1983) is a Russian chess grandmaster. Grischuk was the Russian champion in 2009. He is also a three-time world blitz chess champion (in 2006, 2012 and 2015).
He has competed in five Candidates To ...
in the first round.
In 2020, he won the 40th Plunge Open with a score of 8/9.
In August 2022, Pultinevičius won the
Riga Technical University Open
The Riga Technical University Open (also RTU Open) is an international "open" chess festival annually held in Riga, Latvia in August. It is the largest classical chess tournament in the Baltic states.
Abstract
The Riga Technical University Open ...
"A" tournament.
References
External links
Paulius Pultinevičiuschess games at 365Chess.com
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2001 births
Living people
Chess Grandmasters
Lithuanian chess players
Chess Olympiad competitors