Paulius Pultinevičius (born 2001) is a Lithuanian chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2019. He is ranked the 4th best player in Lithuania.
| Paulius Pultinevičius | |
|---|---|
 (2021) | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Born | November 24, 2001 |
| Title | Grandmaster (2019) |
| FIDE rating | 2600 (May 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2600 (October 2022) |
Career edit
Pultinevičius was the Lithuanian U-14 Junior Champion, and, aged fifteen, went on to represent Lithuania in 2016 in the 42nd Chess Olympiad on reserve board, going unbeaten over nine games.[1] He again represented Lithuania in the 43rd Chess Olympiad in 2018, this time on board 2.[2]
In 2018, he finished 2nd in the Lithuanian Chess Championship.[3]
Pultinevičius qualified to play in the Chess World Cup 2019, where he was defeated by Alexander Grischuk in the first round.
In 2020, he won the 40th Plunge Open with a score of 8/9.[4]
In August 2022, Pultinevičius won the Riga Technical University Open "A" tournament.[5]
References edit
- ^ "OlimpBase :: 42nd Chess Olympiad, Baku 2016, Lithuania". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: 43rd Chess Olympiad, Batumi 2018, Lithuania". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 2018 m. Lietuvos šachmatų čempionatas". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "The Week in Chess 1341". theweekinchess.com. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Riga Technical University Open 2022 - Tournament A". chess-results.com.
External links edit
- Paulius Pultinevičius chess games at 365Chess.com
- Paulius Pultinevicius player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Paulius Pultinevicius rating card at FIDE
