| Vitaliy Bernadskiy | |
|---|---|
 Vitaliy Bernadskiy, Bydgoszcz 2022 | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Born | 17 November 1994 Chernivtsi, Ukraine |
| Title | Grandmaster (2014) |
| FIDE rating | 2546 (November 2023) |
| Peak rating | 2636 (May 2022) |
Vitaliy Bernadskiy (born October 17, 1994 [1] ) is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster (2014). [2]
In 2011, Bernadskiy won the 2nd Brno Open with a score of 8.5/9 [3] In 2012, he tied first in the 11th Kesarovski-Stanchev Memorial with Petar Drenchev, Tamir Nabaty, Golubka Petr, Enchev Ivajlo, and Vasil Spasov. [4] In 2013, he tied 2nd- 5th places in the Grand Europe Albena Open with Mircea-Emilian Parligras, Hrant Melkumyan, and Tamir Nabaty. [5]
In 2015, Bernadskiy tied first in the 14th Kesarovski-Stanchev Memorial with Vasil Spasov, Spas Kozhuharov, and Viacheslav Tilicheev. [6] In 2017, he won first place in the Albena Open with a score of 8.5/9. [7]
In December 2020, Bernadskiy won the 5th Vergani Cup. [8] In May 2021, he won the Cattolica Summer Open GM Mix with a score of 7/9. [9] In March 2022, he won the Festival Primavera Cattolica tournament after a tie-break with Arseniy Nesterov, Marin Bosiocic, Emin Ohanyan, Evan Park, and Radoslav Dimitrov. [10]
Bernadskiy is ranked 313th chess player in the world, and 24th in Ukraine (as of October 2022) [2] His highest rating was 2636 in May 2022.
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