| Vitali Golod | |
|---|---|
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| Country | Soviet Union → Ukraine Israel |
| Born | (1971-06-23) June 23, 1971 (age 53) |
| Title | Grandmaster (1996) |
| FIDE rating | 2487 (December 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2606 (January 2008) |
Vitali Matveyevich Golod (Russian: Виталий Матвеевич Голод; born 23 June 1971) is a Soviet-born Israeli chess player. He holds the title of Grandmaster, which FIDE awarded him in 1996.
Chess career
Golod was Ukrainian champion in 1991. He then moved to Israel.
In 2004, he tied for 1st-2nd places with Sergey Erenburg in the Israeli championship in Ramat Aviv. He also won in Santa Monica.
In 2006, he won the Spring North American FIDE Invitational tournament (GM-B section) in Schaumburg, Illinois, US, and shared third place at the Monarch Assurance Isle of Man International tournament (behind Alexander Areshchenko and Sergey Volkov). The next year Golod tied for 1st-6th with Mateusz Bartel, Zahar Efimenko, Yuri Yakovich, Michael Roiz and Mikhail Kobalia at Isle of Man, finishing second on tiebreak score.
In March 2010, he tied for 1st-4th places with grandmasters Maxim Turov, Sergei Zhigalko and Rinat Jumabayev in the Georgy Agzamov Memorial tournament. Four months later, Golod tied for 1st-7th with grandmasters Alexander Riazantsev, Nadezhda Kosintseva, Leonid Kritz, Sébastien Feller, Christian Bauer and Sébastien Mazé in the Master open tournament at the 43rd Biel Chess Festival. In November, he won the Israeli championship.
References
- The Week in Chess 598: Spring North American FIDE Invitational
- The Week in Chess 621: 15th Monarch Assurance
- Crowther, Mark (2007-10-01). "TWIC 673: 16th Monarch Assurance Isle of Man". London Chess Center. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
- Begmatov, Jamshid (2010-04-12). "IV International Georgy Agzamov Memorial". ChessBase. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
- "43rd Biel Chess Festival: Master Open". Chess News. ChessBase. 2010-07-31. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
- Crowther, Mark (2010-11-19). "Israel Championships 2010". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
External links
- Vitali Golod chess games at 365Chess.com
- Vitali Golod player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Vitali Golod FIDE rating history at OlimpBase.org