GMAndrey Zontakh

Andrey Zontakh was born in Ukraine in 1970 and began competing internationally after the Soviet Union's dissolution. His early results included shared first place in Belgrade in 1993 and at Šaľa and Werfen in 1994. He became a GM in 1997, the year he won the Tivat tournament. His later victories included Belgrade in 1998 and Kőszeg and two Budapest First Saturday tournaments in 1999. He also began coaching in the late 1990s, with Sanan Sjugirov among his pupils. He shared first place at the 2002-03 Cracovia Open and at Basel in 2004.