Vidmantas Mališauskas
| Vidmantas Mališauskas | |
|---|---|
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| Country |  Lithuania |
| Born | 4 August 1963 Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Title | Grandmaster (1993) |
| Peak rating | 2570 (January 1993) |
Vidmantas Mališauskas (born 4 August 1963) is a Lithuanian chess Grandmaster (1993).
Chess career
[edit]He won the Lithuanian Chess Championship on six occasions: in 1987, 1989, 1990, 1998 (shared with Šarūnas Šulskis), 2003 and 2006.[1] Played for Lithuania in the Chess Olympiads of 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2006[2] and in the European Team Chess Championships of 1992 and 2007.[3] Other notable results include 2nd (behind Maxim Matlakov) in the Gipslis Memorial 2009[4] and 2nd (behind Vadim Shishkin) in the Lubawka Gate Open 2009.[5]
Chess strength
[edit]According to Chessmetrics, at his peak in May 1993 Mališauskas's play was equivalent to a rating of 2666, and he was ranked number 49 in the world. His best single performance was at POL-chT Bydgoszcz, 1990, where he scored 6 of 6 possible points (100%) against 2472-rated opposition, for a performance rating of 2671.[6]
In the November 2009 FIDE list, he has an Elo rating of 2483, making him Lithuania's number six.
Family
[edit]His partner is Lithuanian chess Woman Grandmaster Kamilė Baginskaitė.
Notable games
[edit]- Vidmantas Malisauskas vs Viktor Kupreichik, Warsaw 1990, Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (B94), 1-0
- Vidmantas Malisauskas vs Zigurd Lanka, Vilnius 1993, Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer (B62), 1-0
- Vidmantas Malisauskas vs Alexey Shirov, It (cat.13) (active) 1996, Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer (B62), 1-0
- Joel Benjamin vs Vidmantas Malisauskas, Bled Olympiad 2002, Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (B90), 0-1
References
[edit]- ^ "Lithuanian Chess Championships" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Chess Federation. Archived from the original on 2007-07-14. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "Men's Chess Olympiads: Vidmantas Mališauskas". OlimpBase. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "European Men's Team Chess Championship: Vidmantas Mališauskas". OlimpBase. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
- ^ Crowther, Mark (2009-03-16). "Gipslis Memorial". London Chess Centre. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
- ^ "Tournament report September 2009: 4th Lubawka Gate Open". World Chess Federation. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- ^ Sonas, Jeff. "Event Details: POL-chT Bydgoszcz, 1990". ChessMetrics. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
External links
[edit]- Vidmantas Malisauskas rating card at FIDE
- Vidmantas Malisauskas player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Vidmantas Mališauskas at 365Chess.com
- Chessmetrics Player Profile: Vidmantas Malisauskas
