Vitaly Sivuk is a Ukrainian-Swedish chess grandmaster.
| Vitaly Sivuk | |
|---|---|
 Sivuk in 2015 | |
| Country | Ukraine (until 2022) Sweden (since 2022) |
| Born | January 1, 1992 Mykolaiv, Ukraine |
| Title | Grandmaster (2014)[1] |
| FIDE rating | 2502 (November 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2600 (October 2022) |
Chess career
editIn September 2023, he tied for first place with Mitrabha Guha, Aditya Bagus Arfan, and J. Deepan Chakkravarthy in the Malaysian Open. He won the tournament based on tiebreak scores.[2]
In January 2024, he won the Rilton Cup with a score of 7.5/9, half a point ahead of runners-up Yahli Sokolovsky and Yair Parkhov.[3]
In June 2024, he won the Futures section of the UzChess Cup.[4]
In July 2024, he won the Swedish Chess Championship, defending his title from the previous year.[5] He had four consecutive wins, and drew all of his remaining games, finishing the tournament with half a point ahead of runner-up Jonny Hector.[6]
References
edit- ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ^ Jittenmeier, Franz (September 5, 2023). "Vitaly Sivuk wins 2023 Malaysian Open".
- ^ Besenthal, Klaus (January 9, 2024). "Vitaly Sivuk wins the 51st edition of the Rilton Cup".
- ^ "Top tournament in Tashkent - the UzChess Masters live". Chessbase. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "Swedish Championship 2024: Vitaly Sivuk retains title". July 8, 2024.
- ^ "Swedish Championship: Vitaly Sivuk retains title". July 10, 2024.