Stanislav Bogdanovich

Stanislav Eduardovich Bogdanovich (4 February 1993 – 5 March 2020) was a Ukrainian chess player who also competed for Russia.

In this Eastern Slavic name, the patronymic is Eduardovich and the family name is Bogdanovich.
Stanislav Bogdanovich
Bogdanovich in 2014
Full nameStanislav Eduardovich Bogdanovich
Country Ukraine
Born(1993-02-04)4 February 1993
Odessa, Ukraine
Died5 March 2020(2020-03-05) (aged 27)
Moscow, Russia
TitleGrandmaster
Peak rating2616 (September 2019)

Early life

Bogdanovich graduated from the National University Odessa Law Academy.[1]

Chess career
  • Silver medalist at the UEFA European Under-12 Championship [2]
  • Ukrainian Under-18 champion
  • Champion of Odessa (2010)
  • Ukrainian blitz champion (2013)

He was awarded the title of International Master in 2009, and Grandmaster in 2017.

Bogdanovich graduated from the National University of Odessa Law Academy.

Death

Bogdanovich was found dead on 5 March 2020 in his Moscow apartment, alongside nitrous oxide-filled balloons and the body of his girlfriend, Alexandra Vernigora, also a chess player. Police do not suspect foul play.[2][1]

References
  1. Doggers, Peter (6 March 2020). "GM Stanislav Bogdanovich And Girlfriend 'Found Dead In Moscow Apartment'". Chess.com. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  2. "Young chess players 'killed by laughing gas'". BBC News. 2020-03-06. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
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