Evgenij Miroshnichenko | |
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Country | Ukraine |
Born | Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | December 28, 1978
Title | Grandmaster (2002) |
FIDE rating | 2588 (November 2024) |
Peak rating | 2696 (July 2009) |
Peak ranking | No. 37 (July 2009) |
Evgenij Miroshnichenko (born December 28, 1978) is a Ukrainian chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2002.
Miroshnichenko won the Ukrainian Chess Championship in 2003 and 2008.[1] Also in 2003 he tied for 1st–3rd with Yuri Yakovich and Alexander Potapov in the Fakel Jamala tournament in Noyabrsk.[2] In 2005 Miroshnichenko competed in the FIDE World Cup.[3] At the 2008 European Club Cup, he scored 4½/5 points to win the individual gold medal on board six, as well as helping his team Kiev place third.[4] In 2009 he tied for first with Alexander Areshchenko, Humpy Koneru and Magesh Panchanathan in the Mumbai Mayor Cup.[5]
Miroshnichenko did English language commentary for several FIDE official events: Chess Olympiad,[3] Women's World Chess Championship,[6][7] FIDE World Cup,[8][9] Candidates' Tournament,[7] World Team Chess Championship,[10] World Rapid and Blitz Championships,[11] FIDE Grand Prix,[12] FIDE Women's Grand Prix,[3] Women's Candidates Tournament.[13]
In 2014, he was awarded the title of FIDE Senior Trainer. Miroshnichenko trained, among others, Anna Muzychuk, Mariya Muzychuk and the Iranian team.[7]