Baklan Valdimir (25.02.1978)

Baklan-ValdimirUkrainian Grandmaster (1998). Ukrainian Champion in 1997 and 1998. Bronze medallist at the European U18 championship in 1995.

Best results: winner or shared first at Kiev Spring 2000, Polanica Zdroj 2001, Essent Open and Brussels Rapid 2005, Kiev Independence Cup in 2006, Balaguer Open 2006, Istanbul Open 2006, Ghent Open 2007, Trieste Open 2007, Citta di Monti in 2007, Jorge Alvar Memorial (ESP) 2007, Lorca Open (ESP) 2007, Balaguer Open (ESP) 2007, Trieste Open 2009, Reykjavik Open 2011, Trieste Open 2011, Pfalz Open 2014, Sitges 2014, Biel Open 2017.

Peak rating: 2655 in 2009.