Alexander Donchenko

Alexander Anatolyevich Donchenko (Russian: Александр Анатольевич Донченко; born 22 March 1998) is a Russian-German chess grandmaster. He is the No. 2 ranked German player as of September 2023.[1]

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Anatolyevich and the family name is Donchenko.
Alexander Donchenko
Donchenko in 2021
Full nameAlexander Anatolyevich Donchenko
CountryGermany
Born22 March 1998 (1998-03-22) (age 25)
Moscow, Russia
TitleGrandmaster (2015)
FIDE rating2676 (October 2023)
Peak rating2684 (August 2023)
RankingNo. 59 (October 2023)
Peak rankingNo. 52 (August 2023)

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]

Donchenko was a late replacement for Daniil Dubov in the 83rd 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 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]

Personal life

Born in Moscow, Donchenko moved to Germany as a young child.[8] He is the son of Anatoly Donchenko, an international master.[13]

References
  1. "FIDE Chess Ranking and Statistics". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  2. 83rd FIDE Congress, Istanbul, TUR, 27 Aug - 10 Sept 2012 FIDE
  3. 1st quarter Presidential Board Meeting, 26-29 April 2015, Chengdu, CHN FIDE
  4. "European Individual Chess Championship 2018". Chess Results. 28 March 2018.
  5. "European Individual Chess Championship 2018: Donchenko Alexander". Chess Results. 28 March 2018.
  6. European Individual Chess Championship 2019: Donchenko Alexander chess-results
  7. "Tabatabaei wins Biel Masters 2019". ChessBase. 3 August 2019.
  8. Colodro, Carlos Alberto (7 October 2019). "Alexander Donchenko prevails in Barcelona". ChessBase.
  9. Donchenko playing in Wijk! ChessBase
  10. Jorden van Foreest gewinnt das Tata-Steel-Turnier ChessBase
  11. "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Riga Technical University Open 2021 - Tournament A". chess-results.com.
  12. McGourty, Colin (29 January 2023). "Tata Steel 12: Abdusattorov on brink as Carlsen misses win". chess24.com. chess24. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  13. Donchenko, Anatoly FIDE Chess Profile


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