Dmitry Svetushkin (Дмитрий Светушкин; Romanian: Dumitru Svetuşchin; 25 July 1980 – 4 September 2020) was a Moldovan chess player.
| Dmitry Svetushkin | |
|---|---|
 Svetushkin playing chess | |
| Country | Moldova |
| Born | 25 July 1980 Moldavian SSR |
| Died | 4 September 2020 (aged 40) Chișinău, Moldova |
| Title | Grandmaster (2002) |
| Peak rating | 2621 (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 edit
- He won the Moldovan Chess Championship in 2000.
- He tied for 1st with Johan Hellsten and Marcin Szymański in the Ikaros Chess Festival 2003.[2]
- In 2007 he tied for 2nd–7th with Kiril Georgiev, Vadim Malakhatko, Mircea Pârligras, Hristos Banikas, and Dimitrios Mastrovasilis in the Acropolis International Tournament[3] and tied for 3rd–9th with Pavel Smirnov, Vladimir Malakhov, Evgeny Vorobiov, Murtas Kazhgaleyev, Vladimir Dobrov, and Aleksej Aleksandrov in the 3rd Moscow Open tournament.[4]
- In 2008 he won the 2nd Gap Open.[5]
- In 2010 he tied for 1st–3rd with Yuriy Kryvoruchko and Alexander Zubarev at Palaiochora.[6]
- In 2012 Svetushkin won the 2nd International Tournament Isthmia in Vrachati on a tiebreaker from Eric Hansen and Shyam Sundar,[7] and the 17th Bora Kostić Memorial, a category 14 round-robin tournament in Vršac.[8]
- In 2017, he finished second in the 19th Sants Open in Barcelona[9] and won the 3rd Ceramica Corund Open on a tiebreaker from Benjamin Gledura.[10]
Books edit
- Svetushkin, Dmitry (2013). The Ultimate Anti-Grünfeld: A Sämisch Repertoire. Chess Stars. ISBN 978-9548782944.
Death edit
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 edit
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "Men's Chess Olympiads: Dumitru Svetuşchin". OlimpBase. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ Crowther, Mark (2003-07-28). "TWIC 455: Ikaros Chess Festival". London Chess Center. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ "Ilya Smirin wins Acropolis 2007". ChessBase. 2007-08-26. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
- ^ "Illya Nyzhnyk wins Group B in Moscow Open". ChessBase. 2007-02-07. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
- ^ "2e Open International de Gap". FIDE. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
- ^ "3rd International Chess Tournament of Paleohora". FIDE. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
- ^ "GM Dmitry Svetushkin wins International Chess Tournament Isthmia 2012". Chessdom. 2012-08-27. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
- ^ Crowther, Mark. "17th Bora Kostic Memorial 2012". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
- ^ Densing, Gerd (2017-08-31). "Rinat Jumabayev tops Barcelona". Chess News. ChessBase. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
- ^ Crowther, Mark (2 October 2017). "TWIC 1195: 3rd Ceramica Corund Open". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ Schulz, André (9 September 2020). "GM Dmitry Svetushkin (1980–2020)". Chessbase.com. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
External links edit
- Dmitry Svetushkin chess games at 365Chess.com
- Dmitry Svetushkin player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- People related to 1800s criminals from moldova