Alexander Donchenko
| Alexander Donchenko | |
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 Donchenko in 2015 | |
| Full name | Alexander Anatolyevich Donchenko |
| Country | Germany |
| Born | 22 March 1998 (age 26) Moscow, Russia |
| Title | Grandmaster (2015) |
| FIDE rating | 2633 (July 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2650 (November 2019) |
Alexander Anatolyevich Donchenko (Russian: Александр Анатольевич Донченко; born 22 March 1998) is a German chess grandmaster. He is the No. 2 ranked German player as of November 2019.[1]
Chess career
Born in 1998, Donchenko earned his international master title in 2012[2] and his grandmaster title in 2015.[3] In March 2018, he competed in the European Individual Chess Championship. He placed 114th,[4] scoring 6/11 (+4–3=4).[5] He participated in the European Championship again in 2019, placing 103rd with 6½/11 (+5–3=3).[6]
Donchenko shared second with Gata Kamsky at the Biel Masters in July 2019 with 6½/9 (+5–1=3), half a point behind winner Amin Tabatabaei.[7] Donchenko competed in the Barcelona Open 2019, held from 27 September to 5 October. He scored 7½/9 (+6–0=3) to take clear-first place.[8]
Personal life
Born in Moscow, Donchenko moved to Germany as a young child.[8] He is the son of Anatoly Donchenko, an international master.[9]
References
- ^ Staff writer(s) (November 2019). "Federations Ranking – Germany". FIDE.
- ^ 83rd FIDE Congress, Istanbul, TUR, 27 Aug - 10 Sept 2012 FIDE
- ^ 1st quarter Presidential Board Meeting, 26-29 April 2015, Chengdu, CHN FIDE
- ^ Staff writer(s) (28 March 2018). "European Individual Chess Championship 2018". Chess Results.
- ^ Staff writer(s) (28 March 2018). "European Individual Chess Championship 2018: Donchenko Alexander". Chess Results.
- ^ European Individual Chess Championship 2019: Donchenko Alexander chess-results
- ^ "Tabatabaei wins Biel Masters 2019". ChessBase. 3 August 2019.
- ^ a b Colodro, Carlos Alberto (7 October 2019). "Alexander Donchenko prevails in Barcelona". ChessBase.
- ^ Donchenko, Anatoly FIDE Chess Profile
External links
- Alexander Donchenko player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Alexander Donchenko rating card at FIDE
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