GM Sergei Zhigalko
Bio
Sergei Zhigalko is a Belarusian grandmaster and three-time Belarus champion. In 2003, Zhigalko won the U-14 European Youth Chess Championship and the World Youth Chess Championship. He won the U-18 European Youth Chess Championship in 2006 and earned his grandmaster title a year later. Z
higalko then won the Belarus national chess championship in 2009, 2012, and 2013. He reached his peak rating of 2696 in September 2011, two months after reaching his peak ranking as the 49th strongest player in the world.