Vladimir Okhotnik, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Vladimir Okhotnik

French chess player

Date of Birth: 28-Feb-1950

Place of Birth: Kiev, Ukraine

Profession: chess player

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Vladimir Okhotnik (Ukrainian: ????????? ????? ???????, romanized: Volodymyr Illich Okhotnyk; born 28 February 1950) is a French chess player of Ukrainian origin. In 1979 he won the 44th Ukrainian championship at Dnipropetrovsk.
In 2011 he won the World Senior Championship and this achievement automatically earned him the title of Grandmaster.
Okhotnik won his second world senior title (in the 65+ category) in 2015.Tournament results include the following: 1984: first at Mezohegyes 1986: equal 2nd at Satu Mare 1987: first at Samos; 4th at Halle 1988: first at the Cappelle-la-Grande Open 2012: equal first at VillachIn the 1990s he moved to France, taking up French citizenship. Together with Bogdan Lalic, he wrote two books: Carpathian Warrior book one.
Secrets of a Master, Pandora Press, 2005 (370 pp.), covering the Pirc, the Modern Defense, the Czech and the Philidor Carpathian Warrior 2, Pandora Press, 2008, covering lesser known lines vs.
the Pirc and the Modern, as well as other Black systems with a king's side fianchetto.