Dmitry Svetushkin (Дмитрий Светушкин; Romanian: Dumitru Svetuşchin; 25 July 1980 – 4 September 2020) was a Moldovan chess player.

Dmitry Svetushkin
Svetushkin playing chess
CountryMoldova
Born(1980-07-25)25 July 1980
Moldavian SSR
Died4 September 2020(2020-09-04) (aged 40)
Chișinău, Moldova
TitleGrandmaster (2002)
Peak rating2621 (November 2011)

He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 2002; Svetushkin represented the Moldovan national team in the Chess Olympiad and the European Team Chess Championship.

In the 2014 Olympiad he achieved a rating performance of 2809, the fourth best on board two.[1]

Honours

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Books

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  • Svetushkin, Dmitry (2013). The Ultimate Anti-Grünfeld: A Sämisch Repertoire. Chess Stars. ISBN 978-9548782944.

Death

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Svetushkin died in the evening at the age of 40 in Chișinău, Moldova. He allegedly died from being highly suicidal by jumping from a 6th floor building after talking on the telephone.[11]

References

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  1. ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "Men's Chess Olympiads: Dumitru Svetuşchin". OlimpBase. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  2. ^ Crowther, Mark (2003-07-28). "TWIC 455: Ikaros Chess Festival". London Chess Center. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Ilya Smirin wins Acropolis 2007". ChessBase. 2007-08-26. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  4. ^ "Illya Nyzhnyk wins Group B in Moscow Open". ChessBase. 2007-02-07. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  5. ^ "2e Open International de Gap". FIDE. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  6. ^ "3rd International Chess Tournament of Paleohora". FIDE. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
  7. ^ "GM Dmitry Svetushkin wins International Chess Tournament Isthmia 2012". Chessdom. 2012-08-27. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  8. ^ Crowther, Mark. "17th Bora Kostic Memorial 2012". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  9. ^ Densing, Gerd (2017-08-31). "Rinat Jumabayev tops Barcelona". Chess News. ChessBase. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
  10. ^ Crowther, Mark (2 October 2017). "TWIC 1195: 3rd Ceramica Corund Open". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  11. ^ Schulz, André (9 September 2020). "GM Dmitry Svetushkin (1980–2020)". Chessbase.com. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
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