Vladimir Okhotnik ( uk, Володимир Ілліч Охотник, Volodymyr Illich Okhotnyk; born 28 February 1950) is a French

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player of Ukrainian origin. In 1979 he won the 44th Ukrainian championship at

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. In 2011 he won the

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and this achievement automatically earned him the title of Grandmaster. Okhotnik won his second world senior title (in the 65+ category) in 2015. Tournament results include the following: * 1984: first at Mezőhegyes * 1986: equal 2nd at

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* 1987: first at

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; 4th at

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* 1988: first at the

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* 2012: equal first at

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In the 1990s he moved to France, taking up French citizenship. Together with

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, he wrote two books: * ''Carpathian Warrior book one. Secrets of a Master'', Pandora Press, 2005 (370 pp.), covering the Pirc, the

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, the Czech and the

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* ''Carpathian Warrior 2'', Pandora Press, 2008, covering lesser known lines vs. the Pirc and the Modern, as well as other Black systems with a king's side fianchetto.

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Vladimir Okhotnik
chess games at 365Chess.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Okhotnik, Vladimir 1950 births Living people Chess grandmasters French chess players Ukrainian chess players Soviet chess players Chess writers Sportspeople from Kyiv World Senior Chess Champions French people of Ukrainian descent