Evgeny Postny
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Evgeny Postny | |
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אבגני פוסטני | |
.jpg) Postny at the 2018 Andorra open | |
| Country | Israel |
| Born | 3 July 1981 Novosibirsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Title | Grandmaster (2002) |
| FIDE rating | 2525 (May 2025) |
| Peak rating | 2674 (October 2008) |
| Peak ranking | No. 48 (October 2008) |
Evgeny Postny (Hebrew: אבגני פוסטני; born 3 July 1981) is an Israeli chess player. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 2002. Postny was a member of the Israeli team which took the silver medal in the Chess Olympiad of 2008. He competed in the FIDE World Cup in 2011 and 2013.
Born in Novosibirsk,[1] Postny was taught chess by his father at age 5. Entering tournaments from age 8, he immediately saw success.[2] As a junior player, he won the Russian under 14 championship[1] and in international competitions such as the world and the European youth championships he took three medals;
- Litochoro 1999, European Youth Chess Championship (under 18) - Silver
- Oropesa del Mar 1999, World Youth Chess Championship (under 18) - Bronze
- Rio 2001, European Junior Chess Championship (under 20) - Bronze
In the space of two weeks, the 18-year-old Postny won the 2001 junior (under 20) championship of Israel, won the National Open Championship, got his first grandmaster norm and received prize money totalling $3,500.[3]
