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Olexandr Bortnyk

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Olexandr Bortnyk
CountryUkraine
Born (1996-10-18) 18 October 1996 (age 28)
Oleksandrivka, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine
TitleGrandmaster (2015)
FIDE rating2603 (November 2024)
Peak rating2610 (July 2018)

Olexandr Bortnyk (born 18 October 1996) is a Ukrainian chess player. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 2015, at the age of 19. He is considered a top blitz and bullet chess player.

Career

In 2014, Bortnyk won the World Youth Chess Championships in the Under 18 category.

Oleksandr Bortnyk has an older brother, Mykola Bortnyk, who also plays chess and holds the title International Master.

Both Oleksandr and Mykola play chess online at Chess.com. Oleksander reached the finals of their Bullet Chess Championship, but was then defeated by the winner, Hikaru Nakamura.