FM Vladislav Kundianok

I’m Vladislav Kundianok, a 21-year-old FIDE Master (2 IM norms) currently based in Vienna. I have been playing competitive chess since the age of six and remain an active tournament player, regularly competing in strong international events.
Through years of tournament practice, I have developed a practical and modern approach to chess improvement, which I also try to bring into my coaching.

Contact:
vkundyanok@inbox.ru
WhatsApp: +7 911 836 36 54
Austria: +43 677 61678482

I started my competitive chess career in Saint Petersburg, where I became a member of the Saint Petersburg team and a two-time Russian Youth Team Champion.

• Winner of the Vienna State Championship Masters 2025
• Prize winner of the Viktor Korchnoi Memorial 2025
• Winner of the Rudolf Spielmann Memorial Tournament 2025 (Austria)
• Winner of the Byshev Memorial 2022 (Saint Petersburg)
• Multiple-time winner and medalist of Saint Petersburg youth championships
• Silver medalist at the European U19 Team Championship (Tallinn 2018)

I regularly participate in international tournaments and team competitions, including the First Austrian Bundesliga.

I have been coaching chess for over 5 years and worked with students of different ages and levels, including advanced tournament players rated up to 2200.
Some of my students became winners and prize-winners of city and youth championships in Russia and Austria, including a prize-winner of the Austrian Youth Championship.

My main strengths as a player are tactical vision, practical calculation, dynamic middlegame play, and extensive opening preparation developed through years of competitive tournament experience.
I especially enjoy working with complex and unbalanced positions, identifying critical moments, finding practical solutions under time pressure and exploring different opening ideas, structures, and modern theoretical concepts.
As a coach, I try to help students improve not only their theoretical knowledge but also their practical decision-making and confidence during real games.

My lessons are adapted individually to each student’s level, style and goals.
During training we work on:
• Analysis of tournament games and recurring mistakes
• Tactical exercises and calculation training
• Middlegame structures and planning
• Building a practical opening repertoire
• Endgame technique and conversion
• Training positions from real tournament practice

Over the years I have collected a large number of instructive examples and training positions, including many from my own tournament games.
To reinforce new ideas and opening concepts, we often play out positions during lessons or play training games focused on specific middlegame structures and practical situations.
I also give recommendations for independent work between lessons to help students improve consistently outside of training sessions.