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Vadim Malakhatko
V Malakhatko 
 

Number of games in database: 1,333
Years covered: 1996 to 2023
Last FIDE rating: 2488 (2469 rapid, 2405 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2633
Overall record: +602 -186 =485 (66.3%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 60 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 King's Indian (80) 
    E97 E94 E91 E95 E81
 Queen's Indian (60) 
    E12 E15 E17 E13 E16
 Slav (52) 
    D10 D11 D15 D13 D17
 Queen's Gambit Declined (50) 
    D37 D38 D30 D31 D39
 English (49) 
    A10 A15 A14 A13 A11
 Semi-Slav (41) 
    D45 D47 D44 D48 D46
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (123) 
    B45 B33 B48 B40 B22
 French Defense (121) 
    C07 C11 C01 C02 C00
 Slav (71) 
    D11 D12 D10 D16 D17
 Queen's Pawn Game (55) 
    A46 A45 E00 D02 A40
 Sicilian Taimanov (43) 
    B45 B48 B47 B49
 French Tarrasch (41) 
    C07 C04
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Y Solodovnichenko vs V Malakhatko, 2001 0-1
   V Malakhatko vs K Nemcova, 2008 1-0
   S Melia vs V Malakhatko, 2007 0-1
   V Shishkin vs V Malakhatko, 2001 0-1
   V Malakhatko vs S Midoux, 2004 1-0
   O Garcia Blanco vs V Malakhatko, 2008 0-1
   V Malakhatko vs B Lalic, 2008 1-0
   V Malakhatko vs G Welling, 2009 1-0
   Mamedyarov vs V Malakhatko, 2006 0-1
   V Malakhatko vs Speelman, 2007 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Kiev Championship (1999)
   Politiken Cup (2006)
   Feffernitz Open (2014)
   Feffernitz Open (2015)
   Hastings 2007/08 (2008)
   Winterthur Open (2007)
   Liechtenstein Open (2004)
   Krunoslav Hulak Memorial (2017)
   European Championship (2001)
   Biel Master Open (2013)
   Arctic Chess Challenge (2009)
   Cappelle-la-Grande Open (2014)
   Rubinstein Memorial Open-A (2001)
   European Championship (2002)
   World Junior Championship (1997)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   0ZeR0's collected games volume 34 by 0ZeR0
   1997 World Junior chess championship by gauer
   Sicilian Four Knights' by diegoggil

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Kyiv GP Anfield final
   V Malakhatko vs O Prokhorov (Apr-01-23) 1-0
   V Malakhatko vs M Tobak (Mar-31-23) 1-0
   V Malakhatko vs M Golubev (Sep-25-22) 0-1
   V Malakhatko vs V Neverov (Dec-09-21) 1/2-1/2
   V Malakhatko vs B Daneshvar (Nov-20-21) 1/2-1/2

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VADIM MALAKHATKO
(born Mar-22-1977, died Jun-05-2023, 46 years old) Ukraine (federation/nationality Belgium)

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Vadim Malakhatko was born in Ukraine. He became an International Master in 1997, and a Grandmaster in 1999. He won the 1999 Kiev Championship. He tied for 1st place at the Krakow Open in Poland. He finished 2nd in the Alushta GM tournament (Ukraine). He also was second in the very strong Poland Grand Prix (including second place finishes in Swidnica Open and Bydgocz Open, and equal first at Polanica Zdroj).

In 2000, Malakhatko was a member of the Ukrainian team that won a bronze medal at the Istanbul Olympiad. In 2001, he was a member of the Ukrainian team that won the World Team Chess Championship. In 2007, he immigrated to Belgium.

In 2000, he finished 5th at the Ordzhenekidze Zonal. In 2001, he tied for first at the strong GM tournament in Kiev, and finished 14th at the individual European Chess Championship in Ohrid, Macedonia. In 2006, he won the Basel Open in Switzerland. In 2009, he won the Arcapita Open in Bahrain.

One of his most memorable games is V Malakhatko vs A Mazurok, 2000. He was married to WIM Anna Zozulia.

Wikipedia article: Vadim Malakhatko http://www.chess-results.com/tnr190...

Last updated: 2024-03-22 00:04:03

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 page 1 of 54; games 1-25 of 1,335  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. V Malakhatko vs E Shaposhnikov  1-0601996Yalta opD15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
2. R Tisevich vs V Malakhatko  0-1431996Yalta opC02 French, Advance
3. V Malakhatko vs M Kobalia ½-½531996Yalta opA04 Reti Opening
4. A Zakharchenko vs V Malakhatko  ½-½451996Yalta opA12 English with b3
5. V Malakhatko vs G Plomp  1-0301996BEL-chT 1996/97A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation
6. O Chaika vs V Malakhatko  0-1401996Yalta opC02 French, Advance
7. N Kushch vs V Malakhatko  0-1461996Yalta opD15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
8. V Malakhatko vs A Chehlov  1-0501996Yalta opA07 King's Indian Attack
9. V Malakhatko vs I Varitski  0-1391996Yalta opA07 King's Indian Attack
10. V Malakhatko vs N Zhukova  ½-½371996Yalta opD34 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
11. V Moskalenko vs V Malakhatko  1-0381996Yalta opA57 Benko Gambit
12. V Malakhatko vs A Aleksandrov 0-1631997Minsk opE51 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3
13. S Ovsejevitsch vs V Malakhatko  1-0351997UKR-ch20E15 Queen's Indian
14. V Malakhatko vs R Tisevich  0-1671997UKR-ch20E94 King's Indian, Orthodox
15. V Malakhatko vs N Belichev  1-0411997UKR-ch20D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
16. V Malakhatko vs M Golubev  ½-½581997UKRE97 King's Indian
17. V Malakhatko vs V Malisauskas  ½-½531997Minsk opA04 Reti Opening
18. M Feygin vs V Malakhatko  1-0391997Minsk opB03 Alekhine's Defense
19. J Moreira Romero vs V Malakhatko  0-1411997World Junior ChampionshipA24 English, Bremen System with ...g6
20. V Malakhatko vs V Malikgulyew  ½-½241997World Junior ChampionshipD15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
21. Movsesian vs V Malakhatko 1-0281997World Junior ChampionshipC16 French, Winawer
22. V Malakhatko vs S Li  0-1661997World Junior ChampionshipD45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
23. G Sarakauskas vs V Malakhatko  0-1661997World Junior ChampionshipC18 French, Winawer
24. V Malakhatko vs D Bunzmann  0-1311997World Junior ChampionshipA30 English, Symmetrical
25. A Bagheri vs V Malakhatko  1-0571997World Junior ChampionshipD02 Queen's Pawn Game
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Kibitzer's Corner
Dec-01-04  siggemannen: modern players playing Benoni/Benko deserve respect even if i don't know much about this particular dude
Dec-01-04
Premium Chessgames Member
  mahmoudkubba: <siggemannen>:and why is that?? Is there is any especialty in Benoni/Benko when playing in Black?? please explaine to me
Dec-01-04
Premium Chessgames Member
  mahmoudkubba: <siggemannen>:Or is it because u love Benoni/Benko so much for example that u can't deserve writing about both of them when playing on black!! (chessical ones=!!)??
Dec-02-04  siggemannen: <mahmoudkubba> Well, yeah, I love those openings, not the boring Nimzoopenings everyone is playing. Also, who plays benoni plays for the win or loss and that i like most
Feb-07-06  BIDMONFA: Vadim Malakhatko

MALAKHATKO, Vadim
http://www.bidmonfa.com/malakhatko_...
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Feb-07-06  Belezky: Vadim Malakhatko - strong Grandmaster from the capital of Ukraine - Kiev (Kyiv in Ukrainian transcription)...

During the year 1999 Vadim Malakhatko Won the championship of Kiev. Tied for 1st place in Krakow open (Poland). Finished 2nd in Alushta GM tournament (Ukraine). Got 2nd place in very strong Poland Grand Prix (obtaining 2nd place in Swidnica open, also 2nd in Bydgocz open, tied for first in Polanica Zdroj).

in the year 2000 he finished 5th in the zonal tournament in Ordzhenekidze (to my mind the strongest tournaments in Ukraine ever held).

In the year 2001 he tied for 1st in the strong GM tournament in Kiev. Same year he finished 14th in the individual European Chess Championship among men in Ohrid (Macedonia). With the Ukrianian National Team he became the World Champion at the World Team Championship.

Recently (in January 2006) Malakhatko won strong open tournament in Basel (Switzerland)...

One of his most memorable games was played during Kiev chess championship against strong master (currently an International Master) - Alexey Mazurok.

http://www.malahatko.openua.net

Jul-17-09  BoardLord: Malakhatko will participate in this years Arctic Chess Challenge in Tromsø, Norway. In connection with this I have written a profile of him that you can read at my blog Sjakkfantomet. It's in English. http://sjakkfantomet.blogg.no/12478...
Nov-03-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: He ended 11th in Arctic Chess Challenge. Married to IM Anna Zozulia. Winner of the Arcapita Open (Bahrain) 2009:

http://www.chess-results.com/tnr190...

Jul-26-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: 6th yesterday in the Miguel Najdorf Memorial (Warsaw Poland) 17-25 July 2010:

http://www.poloniachess.pl/najdorf2...

Mar-22-15  gars: Let's not forget Larry Evans, Edmar Mednis and Jan Smejkal, all of them born today

Tomorrow is Korchnoi's birthday and the day after tomorrow is V.V.Smyslov's.

Feb-01-19
Premium Chessgames Member
  Penguincw: (in July 2018)

GM Malakhatko won the Lueneburg tournament (A group) with 8/9, edging out top seeded GM Vorobiov by half a point.

https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-t...

Mar-22-19  gars: Let's not forget Larry Evans, Edmar Mednis and Jan Smejkal, all of them born today Tomorrow is Korchnoi's birthday and the day after tomorrow is V.V.Smyslov's.
Jun-05-23
Premium Chessgames Member
  FSR: People on Facebook are reporting that he has died.
Jun-06-23
Premium Chessgames Member
  Troller: <FSR: People on Facebook are reporting that he has died.>

Also updated in his bio here now. Rather a premature death unfortunately.

It would be fitting to include his relocation to Belgium in the bio as well.

Jun-09-23  Caissanist: Obituary at chess.com: https://www.chess.com/news/view/vad... .
Jun-13-23  whiteshark: RIP, GM Malakhatko
https://en.chessbase.com/post/vadim... (English) https://de.chessbase.com/post/vadim... (German)
Jun-18-24
Premium Chessgames Member
  MikhailGolubev: A huge event in Kyiv in memory of Grandmaster Malakhatko https://chess.com/blog/MikhailGolub... #chess #Malakhatko #Ukraine #Kyiv

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