Mykhaylo Oleksiyenko, or Mykhailo Oleksiienko (; born 30 September 1986) is a Ukrainian

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grandmaster. He was Ukrainian Chess Champion in 2016.

Chess career

Oleksiyenko was awarded the title of Grandmaster by

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in 2005. He finished first in the Summer

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Open in 2005, Breizh Masters tournament in 2006 and 2007, and Instalplast Open in 2006. In 2014 Oleksiyenko tied for first with

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and

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, placing third on tiebreak, in the

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Memorial in

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. In 2015, he won the

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Memorial in

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with a score of 7/9 points, edging out

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and

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on tiebreaks. In 2016, Oleksiyenko won the

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Other achievements

In 2008 Oleksiyenko graduated from the faculty of mechanics and mathematics at Ivan Franko Lviv National University. In 2012, he received a

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in mathematics.

References

External links

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