Darius Zagorskis

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Darius Zagorskis
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Zagorskis in 2008
CountryFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Born (1969-11-20) November 20, 1969 (age 53)
Vilnius, Lithuania
Title Grandmaster (2013), Senior International Master (2007)
FIDE   rating 2400 (November 2023)
Peak rating 2550 (January 1995)

Darius Zagorskis (born November 20, 1969) is a Lithuanian chess Grandmaster (2013).

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Biography

Zagorskis learned to play chess and trained at the Chess School in Vilnius. [1] In 1989 in Klaipeda gained the first serious success, taking 3rd place in the Lithuanian Chess Championship. [2] In Lithuanian Chess Championships he has won 2 gold (2004, 2013), silver (1991) and 4 bronze (1989, 2002, 2006, 2007) medals.

FIDE awarded him International Master (IM, 1992) and Grandmaster (GM, 2013) titles. [3] In 2005 Zagorskis won "Open" tournament in "Liepājas Rokāde".

Zagorskis successfully participated in Correspondence Chess tournaments. International Correspondence Chess Federation awarded him with International Correspondence Chess Master (IM, 2005) and Senior International Correspondence Chess Master (SIM, 2007) titles. [4]

Darius Zagorskis played for Lithuania in Chess Olympiads: [5]

Darius Zagorskis played for Lithuania in European Team Chess Championships: [6]

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