Sergei Zhigalko
- January 6, 2024
- Chess Player
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Sergei Zhigalko |
| Occupation | Chess Player |
| Date Of Birth | Mar 28, 1989(1989-03-28) |
| Age | 35 |
| Birthplace | Minsk |
| Country | Belarus |
| Horoscope | Pisces |
Sergei Zhigalko Biography
| Name | Sergei Zhigalko |
| Birthday | Mar 28 |
| Birth Year | 1989 |
| Place Of Birth | Minsk |
| Birth Country | Belarus |
| Birth Sign | Pisces |
Sergei Zhigalko is one of the most popular and richest Chess Player who was born on March 28, 1989 in Minsk, Belarus. Sergei Zhigalko (Belarusian: Siargei Zhygalka, Syarhei Zhyhalka born on March 28th 1989) is a Belarusian grandmaster of chess and three-time champion of Belarusian national chess. He also was European as well as world champions in the same age class. Zhigalko was a participant for the FIDE World Cup in 2007, 2011 2013, 2015 and 2017.
A fifth-place finish at the 2010 European Individual Chess Championship earned him a spot at the World Cup held that year. He lost the first round against Anton Filippov. Zhigalko won the Baku Open in 2011 and in 2012.
Zhigalko has represented Zhigalko in the Belarusian national team in the Chess Olympiad, the World Team Chess Championship and Chess Olympiad, the European Team Chess Championship and the Children Chess Olympiad. The European Club Cup, he was awarded the bronze medal of the team in 2010 while playing for Ukrainian group A DAN DZO & PGMB of Chernigiv and also an personal gold in the year 2013 on in board 3. PGMB Rostov-on-Don.
Sergei Zhigalko Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Chess Player |
| House | Living in own house. |
Sergei Zhigalko is one of the richest Chess Player from Belarus. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sergei Zhigalko 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Zhigalko took home the division for the Under 14 in the European Youth Chess Championships and the World Youth Chess Championships in 2003. He also won the Under 18 division at the European Youth Championships in 2006.
In 2007, he competed at his first FIDE World Cup for the first time, as one of the five FIDE Nominated Presidents. He was eliminated during the opening round, with Krishnan Sasikiran. in 2009 Zhigalko was second in tiebreaks at the World Junior Chess Championship to Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. He won the Belarusian Chess Championship in 2009, 2012 and 2013.
At the World Cup 2015 he reached the second round by defeating Ivan Bukavshin in round one and was eliminated by Veselin Topalov. In 2017 he lost in the first round to Yuriy Kuzubov. In the same year Zhigalko won the European Blitz Chess Championship in Katowice, Poland.
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Facts & Trivia
Sergei Ranked on the list of most popular Chess Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Belarus. Sergei Zhigalko celebrates birthday on March 28 of every year.