Viktor Matviishen (Ukrainian: Віктор Матвіїшен; born 10 January 2002) is a Ukrainian chess player who holds the title of grandmaster (2022).

Viktor Matviishen
CountryUkraine
Born (2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 (age 22)
Vinnytsia, Ukraine
TitleGrandmaster (2022)
FIDE rating2558 (May 2024)
Peak rating2561 (March 2024)

Biography edit

Viktor Matviishen is student of Vinnytsia chess school. He played for Ukraine in European Youth Chess Championships and World Youth Chess Championships in the different age groups and best result reached in 2013 and 2014, when he twice in row won European Youth Chess Championship in the U12 age group.[1][2] In 2018, in Greece Viktor Matviishen was the second in World Youth Chess Championship in the U16 age group.[3] In 2014, he played for Ukraine team in World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad.[4]

Viktor Matviishen is multiple winner of Ukrainian Youth Chess Championships in different age groups. In 2016, he set a peculiar record of winning Ukrainian Youth Chess Championships in the U16 age group in classical chess, fast chess and blitz chess.[5]

In 2016, Viktor Matviishen won the Fedir Bohatyrchuk chess memorial.[6]

In 2017, he awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title,[7] and in 2022 he became a grandmaster (GM).

References edit

  1. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 23rd EUROPEAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2013 - OPEN U12". chess-results.com.
  2. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 24th EUROPEAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2014". chess-results.com.
  3. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - World Youth Chess Championships 2018". chess-results.com.
  4. ^ "OlimpBase :: World Youth U16 Chess Olympiads :: Viktor Matvyishen". www.olimpbase.org.
  5. ^ "Вінничанин Віктор Матвіїшен став трикратним чемпіоном України з шахів". www.myvin.com.ua. 4 July 2013.
  6. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Мемориал Ф.Богатырчука - А". chess-results.com.
  7. ^ "FIDE Title Applications (GM, IM, WGM, WIM, IA, FA, IO)". ratings.fide.com.

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