Andrey Zhigalko
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Andrey Zhigalko | |
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 Zhigalko in 2013 | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Born | September 18, 1985 Minsk, Belarusian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Title | Grandmaster (2006)[1] |
| FIDE rating | 2509 (August 2025) |
| Peak rating | 2628 (December 2013) |
Andrey Alexandrovich Zhigalko is a Belarusian chess grandmaster.
He played for Belarus in all Chess Olympiads from 2004 to 2014.
He achieved the Grandmaster title in 2006, earning his norms at the:[1]
- European Club Cup in September 2001
- European Club Cup in October 2003
- European Club Cup in October 2004
In May 2014, he was defeated by rising prodigy Nodirbek Abdusattorov in the Agzamov Memorial Tournament.[2]
In June 2017, he finished in third place at the 10th Karen Asrian Memorial, behind winner Haik M. Martirosyan and runner-up Tigran Kotanjian.[3]
