Vitali Golod
| Vitali Golod | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Full name | Виталий Голод |
| Country |
 Israel |
| Born |
June 23, 1971 Soviet Union |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating |
2558 (January 2016) (No. 189 on the July 2009 FIDE ratings list) |
| Peak rating | 2606 (April 2008) |
Vitali Golod (born 23 June 1971) is a Soviet–Israeli chess grandmaster.
As of April 2007, his Elo rating was 2597, making him the # 7 player in Israel and the 152nd-highest rated player in the world. It is his peak rating so far.
Chess career
In 1988, he tied for 13-14th in Kharkov (UKR-ch).
Golod was Ukrainian Champion in 1991. He then moved to Israel.
In 2002, he tied for 6-8th in Tel Aviv (ISR-ch; Ilya Smirin, Boris Avrukh, and Zvulun Gofshtein won).
In 2004, he tied for 1st-2nd with Sergei Erenburg in Ramat Aviv (ISR-ch). He also won in Santa Monica.
In 2005, he took 7th in Montreal (Victor Mikhalevski won).[1]
In 2006, he won in Schaumburg (GM-B section),[2] and shared 3rd at the Monarch Isle of Man International (behind Alexander Areshchenko and Segey Volkov).[3]
In 2007, he tied for 1st-6th with Mateusz Bartel, Zahar Efimenko, Yuri Yakovich, Michael Roiz and Mikhail Kobalia in the 16th Monarch Assurance Isle of Man International tournament.[4]
In 2010, he tied for 1st-4th with grandmasters Maxim Turov, Sergei Zhigalko and Rinat Jumabayev in the IV International Georgy Agzamov Memorial.[5]
In 2010, he tied for 1st-7th with grandmasters Alexander Riazantsev, Nadezhda Kosintseva, Leonid Kritz, Sébastien Feller, Christian Bauer, Sébastien Mazé in the 43rd Biel MTO.
In 2010 Israeli Champion.
References
- ↑ The Week in Chess 561
- ↑ The Week in Chess 598
- ↑ The Week in Chess - ChessCenter.com
- ↑ Crowther, Mark (2007-10-01). "TWIC 673: 16th Monarch Assurance Isle of Man". London Chess Center. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
- ↑ Begmatov, Jamshid (2010-04-12). "IV International Georgy Agzamov Memorial". ChessBase. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
External links
- Vitali Golod player profile and games at Chessgames.com