Vadim Malakhatko ( uk, Вадим Малахатько; 22 March 1977 – 5 June 2023) was a Ukrainian (until 2007) and Belgian (from 2007) chess grandmaster. He was a member of the gold medal-winning Ukrainian team at the 2001

World Team Chess Championship The World Team Chess Championship is an international team chess event, eligible for the participation of 10 countries whose chess federations dominate their continent. It is played every two years. In chess, this tournament and the Chess Olympiads ...

. In 2000, he won with the Ukrainian team a bronze medal in the

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in Istanbul. Malakhatko died in

Kyev Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the seventh-most populous city in Europe. Kyi ...

of a heart attack on 5 June 2023, at the age of 46.

Chess career

*1999 – came second at Alushta tournament *2004 – tied for first with

Petar Genov Petar Genov ( bg, Петър Генов; born 5 April 1970) is a Bulgarian chess grandmaster (2002). He was taught how to play chess at the age of 7-8 by his father. He won the Bulgarian Chess Championship in 1993 and 1999 and played for Bulga ...

in the 3rd Condom Chess Open *2006 – won Politiken Cup in Copenhagen *2007 – tied for 2nd–4th with Loek van Wely and

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in the President's Cup in

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*2007 – tied for 2nd–7th with

Kiril Georgiev Kiril Dimitrov Georgiev ( bg, Кирил Димитров Георгиев; born 28 November 1965 in Petrich) is a Bulgarian and Macedonian chess grandmaster, and seven-time Bulgarian Chess Champion. Chess career Georgiev first caught the ...

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and

Dmitry Svetushkin Dmitry Svetushkin (; ro, Dumitru Svetuşchin; 25 July 1980 – 4 September 2020) was a Moldovan chess player. He was awarded the title Grandmaster (chess), Grandmaster by FIDE in 2002; Svetushkin played for the Moldovan national team in the Ches ...

in the

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International Chess Tournament *2007/08 – tied for first with Nidjat Mamedov and

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in the Hastings International Chess Congress *2009 – came in first at the

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in Bahrain *2009 – tied for 2nd–3rd with

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at the Al Saleh 8th International Open in Yemen *2009 – tied for 3rd–8th with

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, Elshan Moradiabadi,

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and Niaz Murshed in the Ravana Challenge Tournament in Colombo *2010 – tied for 1st–3rd with

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and Deep Sengupta at the 24th Open Pierre and Vacances *2011 – won the 8th edition of the Balagna Open in

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*2019 – tied for 2nd–3rd with

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at the 2nd Ferreira do Alentejo Open On the May 2011

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Elo rating list, Malakhatko had a rating of 2546. His handle on the Internet Chess Club was "Vadim77".

Personal life

He was married to WGM

Anna Zozulia Anna Zozulia (born March 10, 1980) is a Ukrainian (until 2007) and Belgian (since 2007) chess player. Career She is an International Master, and a Woman Grandmaster. Originally from Ukraine, she now lives in Belgium. She won the girls' unde ...

Notable games

Vadim Malakhatko vs Bogdan Lalic, 83rd Hastings Chess Congress 2008, Queen's Gambit Accepted: Gunsberg Defense, Prianishenmo Gambit (D24), 1–0

Vadim Malakhatko vs Jonathan Speelman, Isle of Man 2007, Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Petrosian Attack (E12), 1–0

Vadim Malakhatko vs John K Shaw, Cappelle la Grande 2007, Slav Defense: General (D10), 1–0

References

External links

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Vadim Malakhatko at 365Chess.com
1977 births 2023 deaths Sportspeople from Kyiv Chess grandmasters Chess Olympiad competitors Ukrainian chess players Belgian chess players Ukrainian emigrants to Belgium Naturalised citizens of Belgium {{Ukraine-sport-bio-stub