Andrey Zhigalko


Andrey Alexandrovich Zhigalko is a Belarusian chess grandmaster.

Chess career

He played for Belarus in all Chess Olympiads from 2004 to 2014.
He achieved the Grandmaster title in 2006, earning his norms at the:
In May 2014, he was defeated by rising prodigy Nodirbek Abdusattorov in the Agzamov Memorial Tournament.
In June 2017, he finished in third place at the 10th Karen Asrian Memorial, behind winner Haik M. Martirosyan and runner-up Tigran Kotanjian.

Notable game

In January 2021, he played a notable game against Viachaslau Zarubitski in the Lozovatsky Memorial tournament, which was featured on Azerbaijani news with annotation by Vasif Durarbayli.

Personal life

His younger brother is grandmaster Sergei Zhigalko.