Aleksei Kulashko
| Aleksei Kulashko | |
|---|---|
 Aleksei Kulashko at the Waitakere Trust chess tournament, Auckland 2002. | |
| Country | Russia New Zealand |
| Born | 3 July 1972 Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Title | FIDE Master |
| FIDE rating | 2354 (February 2016) |
| Peak rating | 2400 (July 2000) |
Aleksei Kulashko (born 3 July 1972) is a New Zealand chess player holding the title of FIDE Master (FM).
Born in Leningrad, he moved to New Zealand after graduating from university.[1]
Kulashko has represented New Zealand in four Chess Olympiads: in Elista 1998, Bled 2002, Baku 2016 and Batumi 2018 playing board 1 in 1998, 2002 and 2016. His best result was in 1998 when he scored 7.5/11, and finished in 9th place.[2]
Kulashko won the New Zealand Chess Championship in 1996/97, 1997/98, 1999/2000[3] and in 2015/16 (jointly with Michael V. R. Steadman). In 2016 he also became Oceania champion.[4] He also won the New Zealand Rapid Chess Championship in 1997/1998.[citation needed]
He competed in the Oceania Zonal Chess Championship in 1999, 2000, and 2005.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ "Aleksei Kulashko" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 19 April 2002. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ^ Chess Olympiads: Aleksei Kulashko. Olimpbase.
- ^ The New Zealand Championships: A Brief History by Peter Stuart
- ^ Daulyte, Deimante (15 January 2016). "Gawain Jones is new New Zealand Champion". ChessBase. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
External links[edit]
- Aleksei Kulashko rating card at FIDE
- Aleksei Kulashko chess games at 365Chess.com
- Aleksei Kulashko player profile and games at Chessgames.com
