Vadim Malakhatko

Vadim Malakhatko
Vadim Malakhatko
	Malakhatko in 2019
Full name	Вадим Малахатко
Country	Ukraine
Born	22 March 1977; Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
Died	5 June 2023 (aged 46); Kyiv, Ukraine
Title	Grandmaster (1999)
Peak rating	2633 (October 2008)
Peak ranking	No. 98 (October 2008)

Vadim Volodymyrovych Malakhatko (Ukrainian: Вадим Володимирович Малахатько; 22 March 1977 – 5 June 2023) was a Ukrainian chess grandmaster. He was a member of the gold medal-winning Ukrainian team at the 2001 World Team Chess Championship.^[1] In 2000, he won with the Ukrainian team a bronze medal in the 34th Chess Olympiad in Istanbul.^[2]

Malakhatko died in Kyiv of a heart attack on 5 June 2023, at the age of 46.^[3]^[4]

Chess career

1999 – came second at Alushta tournament^[5]
2004 – tied for first with Petar Genov in the 3rd Condom Chess Open^[6]
2006 – won Politiken Cup in Copenhagen^[7]
2007 – tied for 2nd–4th with Loek van Wely and Alexei Fedorov in the President's Cup in Baku^[8]
2007 – tied for 2nd–7th with Kiril Georgiev, Dimitrios Mastrovasilis, Mircea Pârligras, Hristos Banikas and Dmitry Svetushkin in the Acropolis International Chess Tournament^[9]
2007/08 – tied for first with Nidjat Mamedov and Valeriy Neverov in the Hastings International Chess Congress^[10]
2009 – came in first at the Arcapita Open in Bahrain^[11]
2009 – tied for 2nd–3rd with Edvīns Ķeņģis at the Al Saleh 8th International Open in Yemen^[12]
2009 – tied for 3rd–8th with Anton Filippov, Elshan Moradiabadi, Merab Gagunashvili, Alexander Shabalov and Niaz Murshed in the Ravana Challenge Tournament in Colombo^[13]
2010 – tied for 1st–3rd with Tigran Gharamian and Deep Sengupta at the 24th Open Pierre and Vacances^[14]
2011 – won the 8th edition of the Balagna Open in Corsica^[15]
2019 – tied for 2nd–3rd with Liu Zhaoqi at the 2nd Ferreira do Alentejo Open^[16]

On the May 2011 FIDE Elo rating list, Malakhatko had a rating of 2546. His handle on the Internet Chess Club was "Vadim77".^[17]

Personal life

He was married to WGM Anna Zozulia.^[18]

Notable games

References

^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "World Men's Team Chess Championship's Overall Statistics". OlimpBase. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "34th Chess Olympiad: Istanbul 2000". OlimpBase. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
^ Головні події (in Ukrainian)
^ "Ukrainian Grandmaster Vadim Malakhatko (1977-2023) dies at the age of 46". Chess News. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
^ "Coming To Alushta Again!". Kaissa.com.ua. 4 February 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
^ Crowther, Mark (19 July 2004). "TWIC 506: 3rd Condom Chess Open". London Chess Center. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
^ "Malakhatko, Short, Hector win Politiken Cup". ChessBase. 1 August 2006. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
^ "Tournament report July 2007: 2nd President's Cup". World Chess Federation. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
^ "Ilya Smirin wins Acropolis 2007". ChessBase. 26 August 2007. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
^ Crowther, Mark (7 January 2008). "TWIC 687: 83rd Hastings International Congress". London Chess Center. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
^ Golubev, Mikhail (8 February 2009). "Huge success of the Arcapita Open in Bahrain". ChessBase. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
^ "Tournament report September 2009: Al Saleh 8th International Open". World Chess Federation. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
^ "Tournament report November 2009: The Ravana Challenge". World Chess Federation. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
^ "Tigran Gharamian wins Pierre and Vacances open". Chessdom. 7 March 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
^ "Malakhatko wins 8th Open of Balagne". ChessVibes. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
^ "The Week in Chess 1311". theweekinchess.com. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
^ "Vadim77". Internet Chess Club. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
^ Giddins, Steve (5 January 2008). "Hastings 2007/08 – a Grandmaster is Born". ChessBase. Retrieved 29 June 2009.

External links

Vadim Malakhatko player profile and games at Chessgames.com
Vadim Malakhatko at 365Chess.com

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[1] Bartelski, Wojciech. "World Men's Team Chess Championship's Overall Statistics". OlimpBase. Retrieved 29 June 2009.

[2] Bartelski, Wojciech. "34th Chess Olympiad: Istanbul 2000". OlimpBase. Retrieved 29 June 2009.

[3] Головні події (in Ukrainian)

[4] "Ukrainian Grandmaster Vadim Malakhatko (1977-2023) dies at the age of 46". Chess News. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.

[5] "Coming To Alushta Again!". Kaissa.com.ua. 4 February 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2011.

[6] Crowther, Mark (19 July 2004). "TWIC 506: 3rd Condom Chess Open". London Chess Center. Retrieved 4 January 2010.

[7] "Malakhatko, Short, Hector win Politiken Cup". ChessBase. 1 August 2006. Retrieved 29 June 2009.

[8] "Tournament report July 2007: 2nd President's Cup". World Chess Federation. Retrieved 24 May 2010.

[9] "Ilya Smirin wins Acropolis 2007". ChessBase. 26 August 2007. Retrieved 24 March 2011.

[10] Crowther, Mark (7 January 2008). "TWIC 687: 83rd Hastings International Congress". London Chess Center. Retrieved 6 January 2010.

[11] Golubev, Mikhail (8 February 2009). "Huge success of the Arcapita Open in Bahrain". ChessBase. Retrieved 29 June 2009.

[12] "Tournament report September 2009: Al Saleh 8th International Open". World Chess Federation. Retrieved 30 December 2009.

[13] "Tournament report November 2009: The Ravana Challenge". World Chess Federation. Retrieved 28 May 2010.

[14] "Tigran Gharamian wins Pierre and Vacances open". Chessdom. 7 March 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2010.

[15] "Malakhatko wins 8th Open of Balagne". ChessVibes. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2011.

[16] "The Week in Chess 1311". theweekinchess.com. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

[17] "Vadim77". Internet Chess Club. Retrieved 6 March 2011.

[18] Giddins, Steve (5 January 2008). "Hastings 2007/08 – a Grandmaster is Born". ChessBase. Retrieved 29 June 2009.

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