Vaidas Sakalauskas

Vaidas Sakalauskas
(2010)
Country Soviet Union
 Lithuania
Born (1971-07-02) July 2, 1971 (age 53)
TitleInternational Master (1998)
FIDE rating2327 (September 2021)
Peak rating2481 (October 2005)

Vaidas Sakalauskas (born July 2, 1971) is a Lithuanian chess player. He received the FIDE title of International Master in 1998 and won an individual gold medal in 36th Chess Olympiad in 2004.

Biography

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Sakalauskas is a graduate of the Faculty of History of the Vilnius Pedagogical University in 1994. From 1994 to 2006 he worked in Radviliškis sports center as chess trainer. His best-known student is a Lithuanian Grandmaster (GM) Viktorija Čmilytė.

He regularly participated in Lithuanian Chess Championship. His best result is 3rd place in 2004.[1] In 2005 Sakalauskas won blitz tournament in "Liepājas Rokāde".[2]

Sakalauskas played for Lithuania in Chess Olympiads:[3]

He played for Lithuania in European Team Chess Championships:[4]

  • In 1999, at fourth board in the 12th European Team Chess Championship in Batumi (+3 −2 =4);
  • In 2003, at second board in the 14th European Team Chess Championship in Plovdiv (+3 −2 =3);
  • In 2005, at fourth board in the 15th European Team Chess Championship in Gothenburg (+3 −2 =4);
  • In 2011, at third board in the 18th European Team Chess Championship in Porto Carras (+0 −0 =2).

References

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  1. ^ "LTU-ch 2004 - 365Chess.com Tournaments".
  2. ^ "Liepajas Rokade won by Loek van Wely". 17 August 2005.
  3. ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Vaidas Sakalauskas".
  4. ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "OlimpBase :: European Men's Team Chess Championship :: Vaidas Sakalauskas".
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