Gennadij Sagalchik
Belarusian-American chess grandmaster (born 1969)
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Gennadij Germanovich Sagalchik (born April 22, 1969) is a Belarusian-American chess grandmaster and coach.
BornApril 22, 1969
Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
SpouseOlga Sagalchik
CountrySoviet Union (until 1992)
Belarus (1992–1993)
United States (since 1993)
Belarus (1992–1993)
United States (since 1993)
TitleGrandmaster (1994)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 22, 1969 Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Spouse | Olga Sagalchik |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Soviet Union (until 1992) Belarus (1992–1993) United States (since 1993) |
| Title | Grandmaster (1994) |
| FIDE rating | 2434 (July 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2550 (January 1997) |
Chess career
Sagalchik is a former Belarus Junior Champion, and was awarded the Grandmaster title in 1994.[1] In 2008, he tied for second place with Sergei Tiviakov at the IV Torneo Internacional Abierto de Ajedrez in Alajuela, Costa Rica.[2]
Sagalchik has been a chess coach in Long Island since the 2010s. In 2015, four of his students played in the World Youth Chess Championship.[3]
Personal life
Sagalchik lives in Brooklyn with his wife Olga, who is a Woman FIDE Master. They have two daughters and a son.[4]