Stanislav Bogdanovich

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

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

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)

Early life

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

Chess career

• 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

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.