Andrij Kravets

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| caption = Andrij Kravets, 2012

| birth_date={{birth date and age|1990|12|12}}

| birth_place= Rivne, Ukraine

| residence= Germany

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| turnedpro=2017

| rank=2-dan pro

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Andrij (also Andrii) Kravets (born December 12, 1990, Rivne) is a 2-dan professional Go player from Ukraine; European Go Champion 2023,{{cite web |author= |url=https://www.egc2023.de/en/european-championship-finals-andrii-kravets-1p-crowned-champion/ |title=European Champion 2023 |lang=en |website=European Go Congress 2023 |publisher= |date= |access-date=2023-08-03}} member of numerous international amateur competitions (3rd European Pro Qualification, 2016{{Cite web|url=http://www.eurogofed.org/proqualification/index_2016.html|title=3rd European Pro Qualification 2016|website=www.eurogofed.org|access-date=2016-03-04}}) and previous Ukrainian Champion (2012, 2015). In 2021, Kravets and his wife relocated to Germany. {{Cite web|url=https://go4jigs.eu/2023/05/07/interview-with-andrii-kravets-1p/|title=Interview with Andrii Kravets|website=Jena International Go School (JIGS)|access-date=2023-08-03}}

Go career

1999 – started to play.

2002 – 1st place, Youth Go Championship in category under 12, Prague.

2006 – Promoted to 4-dan.

2008 – Promoted to 5-dan.

2008 – Represented Ukraine in the 1st World Mind Sports competition, Beijing.

2010 – 2nd place in Ukrainian Championship (High League), Kyiv.

2011, 2012, 2013 – 3rd place in the European Team Championship.

2012 – Promoted to 6-dan.{{Cite web|url=http://www.europeangodatabase.eu/EGD/Player_Card.php?&key=12350261|title=E.G.D. - European Go Database {{!}} Main panel|website=www.europeangodatabase.eu|access-date=2016-03-04}}

2012 – 3rd place in 5th Shusaku Cup, Targu Mures.

2012 – 3rd place in European Iwamoto Memorial Tournament, Amsterdam.

2012 and 2015 – 1st place in Ukrainian Championship (High League), Kyiv.

2017 – 1st place in the 4th Pro Qualification Tournament, thus awarded 1-dan professional status by the European Go Federation.{{cite web |author= |url=https://www.eurogofed.org/proqualification/index_2017.html |title=4th European Pro Qualification 2017 |lang=en |website=European Go Federation |publisher= |date= |access-date=2021-08-06}}

2019 – European Professional Championship - shared 2nd place, Pandanet Go European Team Championship 3rd place. {{cite web |author= |url=https://www.eurogofed.org/pros/kravets.html |title=Andrij Kravets Profile |lang=en |website=European Go Federation |publisher= |date= |access-date=2023-08-03}}

2021 – Pandanet Go European Team Championship 3rd place.{{cite web |author= |url=https://www.eurogofed.org/pros/kravets.html |title=Andrij Kravets Profile |lang=en |website=European Go Federation |publisher= |date= |access-date=2023-08-03}}

2022 – Pandanet Go European Team Championship 1st place.{{Cite web |title=Pandanet Go European Team Championship 2021/2022 |url=https://pandanet-igs.com/communities/euroteamchamps/512 |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=Pandanet: European Team Go Champs |language=en}}

2023 – 1st place in the European Championship finals 2023, thus awarded the title of the European Champion 2023 by the European Go Federation. {{cite web |author= |url=https://www.egc2023.de/en/european-championship-finals-andrii-kravets-1p-crowned-champion/ |title=European Champion 2023 |lang=en |website=European Go Congress 2023 |publisher= |date= |access-date=2023-08-03}} Pandanet Go European Team Championship 1st place.{{Cite web |title=Pandanet Go European Team Championship 2022/2023 |url=https://pandanet-igs.com/communities/euroteamchamps/523 |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=Pandanet: European Team Go Champs |language=en}}

2024 – Crowned European Champion for the second successive year.{{Cite web |title=European Championship 2024 |url=https://www.eurogofed.org/egc/2024.html |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=www.eurogofed.org}} Pandanet Go European Team Championship 2nd place.{{Cite web |title=Pandanet: European Team Go Champs |url=https://pandanet-igs.com/communities/euroteamchamps/draw/176 |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=Pandanet: European Team Go Champs |language=en}}

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