Victor Mikhalevski
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Victor Mikhalevski ' onMouseout='HidePop("81507")' href="/topics/Belarus">Belarus
) is an Israel
i chess grandmaster who lives in Beer Sheva.
his Elo rating was 2611, making him the #7 player in Israel and the 171st-highest rated player in the world. His peak rating to date was 2632, which he reached on 1 January 2008.
He played for Israel as second reserve (+4 –1 =2) in the 37th Chess Olympiad
at Turin
2006 and at third board (+1 -1 =4) in the 17th European Team Championship at Novi Sad
2009.
He won the Calvià
Open in Majorca, Spain in October 2007, winning in each of the first seven rounds to finish with a score of 8/9 for a performance of 2876. Kevin Spraggett
was second at 7/9.
He also won a category 12 invitational tournament at Montreal
in 2005 with 8/11 (+5 -0 =6) and tied for first at the 2008 Canadian Open Chess Championship
in Montreal, with 6/9. He also was Israeli Vice-Champion in 1998 and tied for first in 1996 in Jerusalem and in 2008 in Haifa
.
In major tournaments, he in 1991 and 1992 was Israel champion U-20, in 1991 tied for 2-3 in the Open Israel Championship. He also won the 1993 First Saturday tournament in Budapest
with 10 out of 13, the 1994 International Festival in Tel Aviv
, the 1995 Open tournament in Paris and the Tel Aviv Open, the 1997 International Festival in Rishon-Lezion, Israel, 2nd VAM Open in Hoogeveen, Netherlands in 1998, the 1998 14th International Festival in Tel Aviv, 2000 Open Championship of Rishon Lezion, Israel, the 2002 International Festival in Biel, Switzerland(rapid), 6th Itau Cup in São Paulo
, Brazil, 1st and 2nd International tournaments in San Salvador
, El Salvador
in 2002 and 2003, 2003 Quebec Open in Montreal, Canada in all 3 sections(classical, rapid, blitz), 2005 Lake George Open, New York,US, 2006 category 10 Spring Invitational in Schaumburg, Illinois, US, with 7.5 out of 9, 2006 GM Slugfest in Bellevue, Washington
, US, 2007 Curaçao Chess festival, Netherlands Antilles
, 7.5 out of 9.
He tied for first in the 1999 Lost Boys torunament in Antwerpen, Belgium, 2003 First International Festival in Ashdod, Israel
, 2004 International festival in Drammen
, Norway, with 8 out of 9, 2006 International Festival in Ashdod, Israel, 2006 International tournament in Coamo, Puerto Rico, 2007 World Open in Philadelphia, US, 2007 Miami Open, Florida, US, 2009 4th Edmonton International, Canada and 2009 North American Open in Las Vegas
, Nevada, US. In 2010, he tied for 2nd-5th with Michael Adams, Evgeniy Najer
and Jiri Stocek the 14th Chicago
Open, and later in the same year he was a member of the bronze medal winning Israel team for the 39th Chess Olympiad
.
Mikhalevski was awarded the IM title in 1993 and the GM title in 1996.
Belarus
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) is an Israel
Israel
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i chess grandmaster who lives in Beer Sheva.
his Elo rating was 2611, making him the #7 player in Israel and the 171st-highest rated player in the world. His peak rating to date was 2632, which he reached on 1 January 2008.
He played for Israel as second reserve (+4 –1 =2) in the 37th Chess Olympiad
37th Chess Olympiad
The 37th Chess Olympiad, comprising an open and women's tournament and the general assembly of the Fédération Internationale des Échecs , took place between 20 May and 6 June 2006, in Turin, Italy.-Open tournament:...
at Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
2006 and at third board (+1 -1 =4) in the 17th European Team Championship at Novi Sad
Novi Sad
Novi Sad is the capital of the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, and the administrative centre of the South Bačka District. The city is located in the southern part of Pannonian Plain on the Danube river....
2009.
He won the Calvià
Calvià
Calvià is a municipality on the island of Majorca, part of the Spanish autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. It is located in the southwestern part of the island of Majorca, between the Serra de Tramuntana and the Serra de Na Burguesa. The municipal seat is the town of Vila Calvia.Calvià...
Open in Majorca, Spain in October 2007, winning in each of the first seven rounds to finish with a score of 8/9 for a performance of 2876. Kevin Spraggett
Kevin Spraggett
Kevin Spraggett is a Canadian chess grandmaster. He is the fourth Canadian to earn the grandmaster title, after Abe Yanofsky, Duncan Suttles and Peter Biyiasas. Spraggett is the only Canadian to have qualified for the Candidates' level, having done so in 1985 and 1988...
was second at 7/9.
He also won a category 12 invitational tournament at Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
in 2005 with 8/11 (+5 -0 =6) and tied for first at the 2008 Canadian Open Chess Championship
Canadian Open Chess Championship
The Canadian Open Chess Championship is Canada's Open chess championship, first held in 1956, and held annually since 1973, usually in mid-summer. It is organized by the Chess Federation of Canada....
in Montreal, with 6/9. He also was Israeli Vice-Champion in 1998 and tied for first in 1996 in Jerusalem and in 2008 in Haifa
Haifa
Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher...
.
In major tournaments, he in 1991 and 1992 was Israel champion U-20, in 1991 tied for 2-3 in the Open Israel Championship. He also won the 1993 First Saturday tournament in Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
with 10 out of 13, the 1994 International Festival in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
, the 1995 Open tournament in Paris and the Tel Aviv Open, the 1997 International Festival in Rishon-Lezion, Israel, 2nd VAM Open in Hoogeveen, Netherlands in 1998, the 1998 14th International Festival in Tel Aviv, 2000 Open Championship of Rishon Lezion, Israel, the 2002 International Festival in Biel, Switzerland(rapid), 6th Itau Cup in São Paulo
São Paulo
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, Brazil, 1st and 2nd International tournaments in San Salvador
San Salvador
The city of San Salvador the capital and largest city of El Salvador, which has been designated a Gamma World City. Its complete name is La Ciudad de Gran San Salvador...
, El Salvador
El Salvador
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in 2002 and 2003, 2003 Quebec Open in Montreal, Canada in all 3 sections(classical, rapid, blitz), 2005 Lake George Open, New York,US, 2006 category 10 Spring Invitational in Schaumburg, Illinois, US, with 7.5 out of 9, 2006 GM Slugfest in Bellevue, Washington
Bellevue, Washington
Bellevue is a city in the Eastside region of King County, Washington, United States, across Lake Washington from Seattle. Long known as a suburb or satellite city of Seattle, it is now categorized as an edge city or a boomburb. The population was 122,363 at the 2010 census.Downtown Bellevue is...
, US, 2007 Curaçao Chess festival, Netherlands Antilles
Netherlands Antilles
The Netherlands Antilles , also referred to informally as the Dutch Antilles, was an autonomous Caribbean country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, consisting of two groups of islands in the Lesser Antilles: Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao , in Leeward Antilles just off the Venezuelan coast; and Sint...
, 7.5 out of 9.
He tied for first in the 1999 Lost Boys torunament in Antwerpen, Belgium, 2003 First International Festival in Ashdod, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
, 2004 International festival in Drammen
Drammen
Drammen is a city in Buskerud County, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the eastern and most populated part of Norway.-Location:...
, Norway, with 8 out of 9, 2006 International Festival in Ashdod, Israel, 2006 International tournament in Coamo, Puerto Rico, 2007 World Open in Philadelphia, US, 2007 Miami Open, Florida, US, 2009 4th Edmonton International, Canada and 2009 North American Open in Las Vegas
Las Vegas metropolitan area
The Las Vegas Valley is the heart of the Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA also known as the Las Vegas–Paradise–Henderson MSA which includes all of Clark County, Nevada, and is a metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. The Valley is defined by the Las Vegas Valley landform, a ...
, Nevada, US. In 2010, he tied for 2nd-5th with Michael Adams, Evgeniy Najer
Evgeniy Najer
Evgeniy Najer is a Russian chess Grandmaster. In 2002 he shared the victory of the U.S. Open Chess Championship with Gennadi Zaichik and in 2003 won the Moscow City Chess Championship....
and Jiri Stocek the 14th Chicago
Chicago
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Open, and later in the same year he was a member of the bronze medal winning Israel team for the 39th Chess Olympiad
39th Chess Olympiad
The 39th Chess Olympiad, organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place in 2010 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, on to...
.
Mikhalevski was awarded the IM title in 1993 and the GM title in 1996.
External links
- An official website of GM Victor Mikhalevski http://vmikhalevski.webs.com
- OlimpBase
- CXR Chess
- World Chess Network