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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.

Vaidas Sakalauskas
(2010)
Country	Soviet Union  Lithuania
Born	(1971-07-02) July 2, 1971 (age 51)
Title	International Master (1998)
FIDE rating	2327 (September 2021)
Peak rating	2481 (October 2005)

Biography

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]

• In 1998, at second reserve board in the 33rd Chess Olympiad in Elista (+3 −2 =2);
• In 2000, at third board in the 34th Chess Olympiad in Istanbul (+4 −2 =6);
• In 2002, at second reserve board in the 35th Chess Olympiad in Bled (+4 −0 =2);
• In 2004, at reserve board in the 36th Chess Olympiad in Calvia (+5 −0 =2) and won individual gold medal.

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

External links

• Vaidas Sakalauskas rating card at FIDE
• Vaidas Sakalauskas FIDE rating history at OlimpBase.org
• Vaidas Sakalauskas player profile and games at Chessgames.com
• Vaidas Sakalauskas chess games at 365Chess.com

На других языках

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- [en] Vaidas Sakalauskas

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[ru] Сакалаускас, Вайдас

Вайдас Сакалаускас (лит. Vaidas Sakalauskas; род. 2 июля 1971) — литовский шахматист, международный мастер (1998).

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