Vidmantas Mališauskas
 Mališauskas in March 2008 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 August 1963 |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Title | Grandmaster (1993) |
| Peak rating | 2570 (January 1993) |
Vidmantas Mališauskas (born 4 August 1963) is a Lithuanian chess Grandmaster (1993).
Chess career
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
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]
References
- ^ "Lithuanian Chess Championships" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Chess Federation. Archived from the original on 14 July 2007. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "Men's Chess Olympiads: Vidmantas Mališauskas". OlimpBase. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "European Men's Team Chess Championship: Vidmantas Mališauskas". OlimpBase. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
- ^ Crowther, Mark (16 March 2009). "Gipslis Memorial". London Chess Centre. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
- ^ "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 4 July 2009.
External links
- 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
