Viktor Matviishen
{{short description|Ukrainian chess grandmaster (born 2002)}}
{{Infobox chess player
| name = Viktor Matviishen
| country = Ukraine
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|1|10|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Vinnytsia, Ukraine
| title = Grandmaster (2022)
| peakrating = 2566 (November 2024)
| FideID = 14129850
}}
Viktor Matviishen ({{langx|uk|Віктор Матвіїшен}}; born 10 January 2002) is a Ukrainian chess player who holds the title of grandmaster (2022).
Biography
Viktor Matviishen was a student of the Vinnytsia Chess School. He played for Ukraine in the European Youth Chess Championships and the World Youth Chess Championships in the different age groups and had his best results in 2013 and 2014, when he twice in row won the European Youth Chess Championship in the U12 age group.{{cite web|url=http://chess-results.com/tnr106042.aspx?lan=1&ad=no&art=1&rd=9&turdet=YES&flag=30&wi=984|title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 23rd EUROPEAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2013 - OPEN U12|website=chess-results.com}}{{cite web|url=http://chess-results.com/tnr144977.aspx?lan=1&art=1&rd=9&turdet=YES&flag=30&wi=984|title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 24th EUROPEAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2014|website=chess-results.com}} In the 2018 World Youth Chess Championships, held in Greece, Viktor Matviishen placed second in the World Youth Chess Championship in the U16 age group.{{cite web|url=http://chess-results.com/tnr385903.aspx?lan=1&art=4&turdet=YES&flag=30|title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - World Youth Chess Championships 2018|website=chess-results.com}} In 2014, he played for Ukraine team in World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad.{{cite web|url=http://www.olimpbase.org/playerswy/fnhvnh7i.html|title=OlimpBase :: World Youth U16 Chess Olympiads :: Viktor Matvyishen|website=www.olimpbase.org}}
Viktor Matviishen is multiple winner of Ukrainian Youth Chess Championships in different age groups. In 2016, he set a peculiar record by winning the Ukrainian Youth Chess Championships in the U16 age group in classical chess, fast chess and blitz chess.{{cite web|url=https://www.myvin.com.ua/ua/news/sport/48130.html|title=Вінничанин Віктор Матвіїшен став трикратним чемпіоном України з шахів|website=www.myvin.com.ua|date=4 July 2013 }}
In 2016, Viktor Matviishen won the Fedir Bohatyrchuk Chess Memorial.{{cite web|url=http://chess-results.com/tnr252466.aspx?lan=1&art=4&wi=821|title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Мемориал Ф.Богатырчука - А|website=chess-results.com}}
In 2017, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title,{{cite web|url=http://ratings.fide.com/title_applications.phtml?details=1&id=14129850&title=IM&pb=50|title=FIDE Title Applications (GM, IM, WGM, WIM, IA, FA, IO)|website=ratings.fide.com}} and in 2022 he became a grandmaster (GM).
References
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External links
- {{chessgames player|id=138054}}
- [https://www.365chess.com/players/Viktor_Matviishen Viktor Matviishen] chess games at 365chess.com
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Category:Ukrainian chess players
Category:Sportspeople from Vinnytsia
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