Vladimir Baklan
Encyclopedia
Vladimir Baklan is a Ukrainian chess Grandmaster. In 2000 he won with the Ukrainian team a gold medal in the 34th Chess Olympiad
in Istanbul
. He was a member of the gold medal
-winning Ukrainian team at the 2001 World Team Chess Championship
.
He won the Ukrainian Chess Championship
twice, in 1997 and 1998. Among other victories, he won the Dutch Open Blitz chess Championship (2005), the Essent Open (2005) and the 7th Memorial Narciso Yepes (2006). He tied for first with Sergey Zagrebelny
, Aleksander Delchev
and Adam Horvath in Balaguer
2005. In 2011, he tied for 1st-6th with Ivan Sokolov
, Yuriy Kuzubov
, Kamil Miton
, Jon Ludvig Hammer
and Illya Nyzhnyk
in the MP Reykjavik
Open.
34th Chess Olympiad
The 34th Chess Olympiad, organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs and comprising an open and women's tournament, took place between October 28 and November 12, 2000, in Istanbul, Turkey.- Chess competition :...
in Istanbul
Istanbul
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. He was a member of the gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
-winning Ukrainian team at the 2001 World Team Chess Championship
World Team Chess Championship
The World Team Chess Championship is an international team chess event, eligible for the participation of 10 countries whose chess federations dominate their continent.-Men's team medals:-Women's team medals:-References:*...
.
He won the Ukrainian Chess Championship
Ukrainian Chess Championship
This is a list of all the winners of the Ukrainian Chess Championship, including those held when Ukraine was a Soviet republic and those held after Ukraine became independent. Players' names listed in parentheses indicate that the player won the tournament but did not receive the title since he...
twice, in 1997 and 1998. Among other victories, he won the Dutch Open Blitz chess Championship (2005), the Essent Open (2005) and the 7th Memorial Narciso Yepes (2006). He tied for first with Sergey Zagrebelny
Sergey Zagrebelny
Sergey Zagrebelny is an Uzbekistani chess Grandmaster .In 1988 and 1990 he won the Uzbekistani Chess Championship. In 1992, as a member of the Uzbekistan National team, he won the silver medal in the 30th Chess Olympiad...
, Aleksander Delchev
Aleksander Delchev
Aleksander Delchev is a Bulgarian chess grandmaster. He won the Bulgarian Chess Championship in 1994, 1996 and 2001. He participated in five Chess Olympiads with a performance of 60.4% ....
and Adam Horvath in Balaguer
Balaguer
Balaguer is the capital of the comarca of Noguera, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain.It is located by the river Segre, a tributary to the Ebre....
2005. In 2011, he tied for 1st-6th with Ivan Sokolov
Ivan Sokolov
Ivan Sokolov is a chess grandmaster born in Jajce, SFR Yugoslavia, who currently resides in the Netherlands. Sokolov won the 1988 Yugoslav Championship....
, Yuriy Kuzubov
Yuriy Kuzubov
Yuriy Kuzubov , is one of the youngest International Grandmasters in the history of chess. As of April 2008, his rating was 2603. He completed his final grandmaster norm at age 14 years, 7 months, 12 days in 2004...
, Kamil Miton
Kamil Miton
Kamil Mitoń is a Polish chess Grandmaster .In 1996, he won the World Chess U12 Championship, in Minorca....
, Jon Ludvig Hammer
Jon Ludvig Hammer
Jon Ludvig Nilssen Hammer is a Norwegian chess player who holds the title of Grandmaster , the tenth Norwegian to do so...
and Illya Nyzhnyk
Illya Nyzhnyk
Illya Nyzhnyk is a Ukrainian chess player.He was born September 27, 1996 in Vinnytsia and gained worldwide attention when he won Group B of the 2007 Moscow Open at the age of 10. He attained a nearly flawless score of 8½/9 and his performance rating was 2633, that of a Grandmaster...
in the MP Reykjavik
Reykjavík
Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay...
Open.
Notable games
- Joel Benjamin vs Vladimir Baklan, FIDE WCh KO 2001, Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations (B50), 1/2-1/2
- Vladimir Baklan vs Angelos Vouldis, EuTCh 2003, Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack, Haag Gambit (B52), 1-0
- Vladimir Baklan vs Vesko Spasov, Eu Ind. Ch. 2008, Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B30), 1-0