Vidmantas Mališauskas
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Vidmantas Mališauskas (born 4 August 1963) is a Lithuanian chess Grandmaster (1993).
Chess career
He won the Lithuanian Chess Championship on six occasions: in 1987, 1989, 1990, 1998 (shared with Šarūnas Šulskis), 2003 and 2006.[1] Played for Lithuania in the Chess Olympiads of 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2006[2] and in the European Team Chess Championships of 1992 and 2007.[3] Other notable results include 2nd (behind Maxim Matlakov) in the Gipslis Memorial 2009[4] and 2nd (behind Vadim Shishkin) in the Lubawka Gate Open 2009.[5]
Chess strength
According to Chessmetrics, at his peak in May 1993 Mališauskas's play was equivalent to a rating of 2666, and he was ranked number 49 in the world. His best single performance was at POL-chT Bydgoszcz, 1990, where he scored 6 of 6 possible points (100%) against 2472-rated opposition, for a performance rating of 2671.[6]
In the November 2009 FIDE list, he has an Elo rating of 2483, making him Lithuania's number six.
Family
His partner is Lithuanian chess Woman Grandmaster Kamilė Baginskaitė.
Notable games
- Vidmantas Malisauskas vs Viktor Kupreichik, Warsaw 1990, Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (B94), 1-0
- Vidmantas Malisauskas vs Zigurd Lanka, Vilnius 1993, Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer (B62), 1-0
- Vidmantas Malisauskas vs Alexey Shirov, It (cat.13) (active) 1996, Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer (B62), 1-0
- Joel Benjamin vs Vidmantas Malisauskas, Bled Olympiad 2002, Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (B90), 0-1
References
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External links
- Template:First word Template:Remove accents rating card at FIDETemplate:EditAtWikidataTemplate:WikidataCheck
- Template:Remove accents player profile and games at Chessgames.comTemplate:EditAtWikidataTemplate:WikidataCheck
- Vidmantas Mališauskas at 365Chess.com
- Chessmetrics Player Profile: Vidmantas Malisauskas