Sergey Fedorchuk (Ukrainian: Сергій Федорчук, romanized: Serhiy Fedorchuk; born 14 March 1981) is a Ukrainian chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2002.
| Sergey Fedorchuk | |
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| Country | Ukraine |
| Born | 14 March 1981 Vinnytsia, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Title | Grandmaster (2002) |
| FIDE rating | 2546 (May 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2674 (November 2010) |
| Peak ranking | No. 51 (April 2008) |
Career edit
In 1995 Fedorchuk won the European Youth Chess Championship in the Under 14 category. In 2006 he won a rapid tournament held in Banyoles[1] and shared first place with Gabriel Sargissian and Tigran L. Petrosian in the 8th Dubai Open.[2] In 2008 he tied for 1st–8th with Vugar Gashimov, David Arutinian, Yuriy Kryvoruchko, Konstantin Chernyshov, Andrei Deviatkin, Vasilios Kotronias and Erwin L'Ami in the Cappelle-la-Grande Open tournament.[3] In 2009 he tied for 1st–2nd with Murtas Kazhgaleyev in the Paris City Chess Championship[4] and came first at Nantes.[5]
He won the Paris Championship of 2012 and 2014.[6][7] Fedorchuk tied for 1st–8th with Sanan Sjugirov, Parimarjan Negi, Maxim Rodshtein, Eric Hansen, Vlad-Cristian Jianu, Alexei Fedorov and Yuri Vovk in the 2013 Cappelle-la-Grande Open. In February 2014, Fedorchuk tied for first with Baadur Jobava and Mikhailo Oleksienko, placing second on tiebreak, in the David Bronstein Memorial in Minsk.[8] Soon afterwards he won the 2014 Vladimir Petrov Memorial, a rapid tournament held in Jūrmala, Latvia.[9]
In 2019, Fedorchuk won the 1st Barreau de Paris GM with a score of 7/9 points.[10]
Fedorchuk played for the Ukrainian team on the reserve board in the 2013 European Team Chess Championship.[11]
Notable games edit
References edit
- ^ "S. Kasparov at Banyoles Tournament". Armchess.am. 29 August 2006. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
- ^ "Fedorchuk, Sargissian, Petrosian win 8th Dubai Open". ChessBase. 10 May 2006. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
- ^ "GM Vugar Gashimov wins Cappelle la Grande". Chessdom. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
- ^ Mihajlova, Diana (2 September 2009). "Murtas Kazhgaleyev wins Ile-de-France Paris Championship". ChessBase. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
- ^ "Tournament report March 2010: 8 Open de Nantes". World Chess Federation. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
- ^ "Sergey Fedorchuk convincing winner of the 87th Paris Chess Championship". Chessdom. 15 July 2012.
- ^ "89eme Championnat de Paris - Open Fide". www.idf-echecs.com (in French). Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ Ramirez, Alejandro (20 February 2014). "Three winners in Minsk". ChessBase. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "Sergey Fedorchuk winner of Vladimir Petrov Memorial 2014". Chessdom. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ "The Week in Chess 1311". theweekinchess.com. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ Sergei Fedorchuk team chess record at OlimpBase.org
External links edit
- Sergey A Fedorchuk games at 365Chess.com
- Sergey Fedorchuk player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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