Alexander Donchenko | |
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Donchenko in 2021 | |
Full name | Alexander Anatolyevich Donchenko |
Country | Germany |
Born | 22 March 1998 Moscow, Russia | (age 26)
Title | Grandmaster (2015) |
FIDE rating | 2633 (July 2024) |
Peak rating | 2684 (August 2023) |
Peak ranking | No. 52 (August 2023) |
Alexander Anatolyevich Donchenko ( Russian: Александр Анатольевич Донченко; born 22 March 1998) is a German chess grandmaster. He is the No. 4 ranked German player as of December 2023. [update] [1]
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]
Donchenko was a late replacement for Daniil Dubov in the 2021 Tata Steel Masters, as the latter withdrew due to a close associate testing positive for COVID-19. [9] Donchenko placed last in the tournament, with a score of 3½/13 (+0–6=7). [10]
In August 2021, he won the Riga Technical University Open "A" tournament. [11]
In January 2023, Donchenko won Tata Steel Challengers 2023 with one round to spare, securing him a place in Tata Steel Masters in 2024. [12]
Born in Moscow, Donchenko moved to Germany as a young child. [8] He is the son of Anatoly Donchenko , an international master. [13]
Alexander Donchenko | |
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Donchenko in 2021 | |
Full name | Alexander Anatolyevich Donchenko |
Country | Germany |
Born | 22 March 1998 Moscow, Russia | (age 26)
Title | Grandmaster (2015) |
FIDE rating | 2633 (July 2024) |
Peak rating | 2684 (August 2023) |
Peak ranking | No. 52 (August 2023) |
Alexander Anatolyevich Donchenko ( Russian: Александр Анатольевич Донченко; born 22 March 1998) is a German chess grandmaster. He is the No. 4 ranked German player as of December 2023. [update] [1]
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]
Donchenko was a late replacement for Daniil Dubov in the 2021 Tata Steel Masters, as the latter withdrew due to a close associate testing positive for COVID-19. [9] Donchenko placed last in the tournament, with a score of 3½/13 (+0–6=7). [10]
In August 2021, he won the Riga Technical University Open "A" tournament. [11]
In January 2023, Donchenko won Tata Steel Challengers 2023 with one round to spare, securing him a place in Tata Steel Masters in 2024. [12]
Born in Moscow, Donchenko moved to Germany as a young child. [8] He is the son of Anatoly Donchenko , an international master. [13]