Paulius Pultinevičius (born 2001) is a Lithuanian chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2019. He is ranked the 4th best player in Lithuania.
Paulius Pultinevičius | |
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(2021) | |
Country | Lithuania |
Born | 2001 |
Title | Grandmaster (2019) |
FIDE rating | 2600 (October 2022) |
Peak rating | 2552 (October 2021) |
Pultinevičius was the Lithuanian U-14 Junior Champion, and, aged fifteen, went on to represent Lithuania in 2016 in the 42nd Chess Olympiad on reserve board, going unbeaten over nine games.[1] He again represented Lithuania in the 43rd Chess Olympiad in 2018, this time on board 2.[2]
In 2018, he finished 2nd in the Lithuanian Chess Championship.[3]
Pultinevičius qualified to play in the Chess World Cup 2019, where he was defeated by Alexander Grischuk in the first round.
In 2020, he won the 40th Plunge Open with a score of 8/9.[4]
In August 2022, Pultinevičius won the Riga Technical University Open "A" tournament.[5]