Gennadij Germanovich Sagalchik is a Soviet-born American chess grandmaster and coach.
| Gennadij Sagalchik | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Born | April 22, 1969 Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Title | Grandmaster (1994) |
| FIDE rating | 2434 (November 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2550 (January 1997) |
Chess career
editSagalchik 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
editSagalchik lives in Brooklyn with his wife Olga, who is a Woman FIDE Master. They have two daughters and a son.[4]