Vladimir Okhotnik
| Vladimir Okhotnik | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Volodymir Ilyich Okhotnik (Володимир Ілліч Охотник) |
| Country |
 Soviet Union Ukraine France |
| Born |
28 February 1950 Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Title | Grandmaster (2011) |
| FIDE rating | 2471 (February 2016) |
| Peak rating | 2510 (July 2000) |
Vladimir Ilyich Okhotnik (Ukrainian: Володимир Ілліч Охотник; born 28 February 1950) is a French chess grandmaster of Ukrainian origin.
In 1979 he won the 44th Ukrainian championship at Dnipropetrovsk. Okhotnik took first place in the Cappelle-la-Grande Open 1988. In 2011 he became World Senior Champion[1] and this achievement automatically earned him the title of Grandmaster. Okhotnik won his second world senior title (in the 65+ category) in 2015.[2]
He played with RAIKA RAPID Feffernitz team in the first Austrian League 2012.
Tournament results include the following:
- 1984: first at Mezőhegyes
- 1986: equal 2nd at Satu Mare
- 1987: first at Samos; 4th at Halle
- 1988: first at the Cappelle-la-Grande Open
- 2012: equal first at Villach[3]
In the 1990s he moved to France, taking up French citizenship.
Together with Bogdan Lalić, he wrote two books:
- Carpathian Warrior book one. Secrets of a Master, Pandora Press, 2005 (370 pp.), covering the Pirc, the Modern Defense, the Czech and the Philidor
- Carpathian Warrior 2, Pandora Press, 2008, covering lesser known lines vs. the Pirc and the Modern, as well as other Black systems with a king's side fianchetto.[4]
References
- ↑ Capece, Adolivio (2011-12-04). "World Senior Championship won by IM Vladimir Okhotnik". ChessBase.com. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
- ↑ "The winners of 25th World Senior Chess Championship 2015". FIDE. 2015-11-23. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ↑ "Nikola Sedlak winner of Villach Open". Chessdom. 2012-02-18. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ↑ Review of book by Week in Chess Carpathian_Warrior_2
External links
- Vladimir Okhotnik player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Vladimir Okhotnik chess games at 365Chess.com
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