Paulius Pultinevičius Explained

Paulius Pultinevičius
Country:Lithuania
Grandmaster (2019)
Peakrating:2600 (October 2022)
Fideid:12809390

Paulius Pultinevičius (born 2001) is a Lithuanian chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2019. He is ranked the 4th best player in Lithuania.

Career

Pultinevičius was the Lithuanian U-14 Junior Champion, and, aged fifteen, went on to represent Lithuania in 2016 in the 42nd Chess Olympiad on reserve board, going unbeaten over nine games.[1] He again represented Lithuania in the 43rd Chess Olympiad in 2018, this time on board 2.[2]

In 2018, he finished 2nd in the Lithuanian Chess Championship.[3]

Pultinevičius qualified to play in the Chess World Cup 2019, where he was defeated by Alexander Grischuk in the first round.

In 2020, he won the 40th Plunge Open with a score of 8/9.[4]

In August 2022, Pultinevičius won the Riga Technical University Open "A" tournament.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: OlimpBase :: 42nd Chess Olympiad, Baku 2016, Lithuania . www.olimpbase.org . 2019-09-23.
  2. Web site: OlimpBase :: 43rd Chess Olympiad, Batumi 2018, Lithuania . www.olimpbase.org . 2019-09-23.
  3. Web site: Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 2018 m. Lietuvos šachmatų čempionatas . chess-results.com . 2019-09-23.
  4. Web site: The Week in Chess 1341. 2020-08-09. theweekinchess.com.
  5. Web site: Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Riga Technical University Open 2022 - Tournament A. chess-results.com.