Stanislav Bogdanovich

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is  Eduardovich and the family name is  Bogdanovich.

Ukrainian chess player (1993–2020)

Stanislav Bogdanovich

Bogdanovich in 2014

Full name| Stanislav Eduardovich Bogdanovich
Country|  Ukraine
Born| (1993-02-04)4 February 1993
Odesa, Ukraine
Died| 5 March 2020(2020-03-05) (aged 27)
Moscow, Russia
Title| Grandmaster (2017)
Peak rating| 2616 (September 2019)

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

## Early life[edit]

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

## Chess career[edit]

* Silver medalist at the UEFA European Under-12 Championship [2]
* Ukrainian Under-18 champion
* Champion of Odesa (2010)
* Ukrainian blitz champion (2013)

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

## Death[edit]

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 did not suspect foul play.[2][1] Other reports suggest that the couple were found with bags over their faces. [3] The incident happened a few days after an event where Bogdanovich competed for Russia against Ukraine.

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b 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.
3. ^ "Ukrainian Chess grand master and girlfriend found dead in Russia after 'inhaling laughing gas'". Independent.co.uk. 7 March 2020. Archived from the original on 2022-05-24.

## External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stanislav Bogdanovich.

* Stanislav Bogdanovich rating card at FIDE at the Wayback Machine (archived 2020-02-21)
* Stanislav Bogdanovich player profile and games at Chessgames.com
* Stanislav Bogdanovich chess games at 365Chess.com