Evgeny Shtembuliak (Ukrainian: Євген Штембуляк, romanizedYevhen Shtembulyak, born 12 March 1999, Chornomorsk, Odesa Oblast)[1] is a Ukrainian chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2019.[2]

Evgeny Shtembuliak
CountryUkraine
Born (1999-03-12) March 12, 1999 (age 25)
Chornomorsk, Odesa Oblast, Ukraine
TitleGrandmaster (2019)
FIDE rating2620 (May 2024)
Peak rating2628 (February 2020)

Shtembuliak was born in Chornomorsk near Odesa, but sometimes has listed the latter as his birthplace.[3] He played on the Ukrainian team in the Under 16 Chess Olympiad in 2014.[4][5] Shtembuliak won the World Junior Chess Championship[6][7] and the Ukraine Championship in 2019.

In February of 2022 Shtembuliak escaped the Russian invasion of Ukraine to return to the United States where he teaches chess. He raises funds to support his country during the war crisis by conducting chess camps for kids. [8]

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  1. ^ "Евгений Штембуляк – наш шахматный чемпион". Первый информационный Портал Черноморска. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  2. ^ "List of titles approved by the 2019 1st quarter PB in Astana, Kazakhstan". old.fide.com. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  3. ^ Certificate of title result - Grandmaster. FIDE.
  4. ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "World Youth U16 Chess Olympiads: Evhen Shtembuliak". OlimpBase. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  5. ^ "FIDE World Youth Chess Olympiad starting in Gyor". Chessdom. 2014-12-12. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  6. ^ Prasad RS (2019-10-25). "Evgeny crowned World junior chess champion". The Times of India. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  7. ^ Shah, Sagar (2019-10-27). "Evgeny Shtembuliak and Polina Shuvalova are World Junior Champions 2019". Chess News. ChessBase. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  8. ^ Shu, Anthony (4 April 2022). "After escaping war at home, Ukrainian chess grandmaster channels love of the game to support his home country". The Almanac. Retrieved 24 April 2022.

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