Adrian Mikhalchishin facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Adrian Mikhalchishin |
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Mikhalchishin in 2013
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| Country | Slovenia |
| Born | November 18, 1954 Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Title | Grandmaster (1977) |
| FIDE rating | 2458 (June 2025) |
| Peak rating | 2552 (July 1999) |
Adrian Bohdanovych Mikhalchishin (born November 18, 1954) is a super talented chess player from Ukraine. He is a Grandmaster, which is the highest title a chess player can get! He now plays for Slovenia. Adrian studied physics at Lviv University and is married with two children.
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Adrian's Amazing Chess Journey
Adrian became a Grandmaster in 1978. This means he was recognized as one of the best chess players in the world. He won many tournaments, like sharing first place in Nikolaev in 1983. He also came in second at the famous Hastings tournament in 1985–86.
He was the Vice President of the Ukrainian Chess Federation from 1998 to 2001. Adrian is also great with languages, speaking Ukrainian, Russian, Polish, Serbo-Croatian, Slovenian, English, and German!
Top Player Achievements
As a player, Adrian's best result was finishing 4th in the Soviet Championship in 1984. He was also the Soviet Youth Champion in 1977. During the 1979 Soviet Spartakiad, he played for the Ukrainian team.
He helped his team win the World Youth Championship twice, in 1977 and 1980. He also won the European Cup in 1984. Adrian has won many international tournaments, including:
- Banco do Roma in 1977
- Copenhagen in 1980
- Leipzig in 1979
- Brno in 1990
- Eeklo in 1991
- Dortmund in 1999
- Warsaw in 2002
He became the Slovenian Champion in 2002. In the Ukrainian Chess Championship, he finished 2nd-3rd in 1977. He was also the Ukrainian Rapid Chess Champion in 1993 and won many junior championships in his country.
Adrian represented Ukraine at the Chess Olympiads in 1992. Later, from 2000 to 2006, he played for Slovenia in the Olympiads. He also helped his teams win national championships and cups in many countries like the USSR, Ukraine, Slovenia, Yugoslavia, Croatia, and Hungary.
A Great Chess Coach
Adrian is not just a great player; he's also an amazing coach! He has been a FIDE Senior Trainer since 2002. FIDE is the World Chess Federation, so this title means he is a top-level chess coach. Since 2009, he has been the Chairman of the FIDE Trainers Commission, helping to train other chess coaches around the world. He has led 12 seminars for FIDE trainers in many countries.
Coaching National Teams and Top Players
Adrian was a trainer for the Soviet National team in 1989–90, helping them become World and European Champions. He also coached the national teams of:
- Slovenia (1998–2003)
- Netherlands (2003–2007)
- Turkey (2007–2008)
He also ran training camps for the national teams of Poland and Switzerland.
Adrian has coached many famous individual chess players, including:
- Maya Tchiburdanidze (1978)
- Anatoly Karpov (1980–1986)
- Aleksandr Beliavsky (1986–1995)
- Vasyl Ivanchuk (1990)
- The Polgar sisters (1992–1994)
- Alisa Marić (1994–2000)
- Richard Rapport (2010)
He also coached the AGROUNIVERZAL Belgrade club, which won the European Women Cup three times (1993, 1997, 1999). Currently, he coaches the Women's Team in Turkey.
Books About Chess
Adrian Mikhalchishin has written 21 chess books! These books have been published in many different languages and countries, including Germany, England, France, Spain, Italy, Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Turkey, Yugoslavia, and the USA.
Learning Chess with Adrian
Adrian has also created many digital lessons, called Chessbase Discs, to help people learn and improve their chess skills. Some of these lessons include:
- The Secret Weapons of the Champions
- Decision Making in Chess
- Power of Planning
- Arkhangelsk
- Power of Exchange
- Winning Structures
- Strategy University Vol 1: The Central Approach
- Strategy University Vol 2: Prevention and Preparation in Chess
- Strategy University Vol 3: Positional Pawn Sacrifice
- The King in the Center
- 1.e4 e5 – An Active Repertoire for Black
- Pattern Recognition and Typical Plans
- Pawn Structures you Should Know
His Family
Adrian's son, Yuriy Mykhalchyshyn, is a well-known politician in Ukraine. He is a member of the Ukrainian political party Svoboda.
