Alexander Donchenko

Alexander Anatolyevich Donchenko (Russian: Александр Анатольевич Донченко; born 22 March 1998) is a German chess grandmaster. He is the No. 1 ranked German player as of February 2021.[1]

In this Eastern Slavic name, the patronymic is Anatolyevich and the family name is Donchenko.
Alexander Donchenko
Donchenko in 2015
Full nameAlexander Anatolyevich Donchenko
CountryGermany
Born22 March 1998 (1998-03-22) (age 22)
Moscow, Russia
TitleGrandmaster (2015)
FIDE rating2678 (February 2021)
Peak rating2678 (February 2021)

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]

Personal life

Born in Moscow, Donchenko moved to Germany as a young child.[8] He is the son of Anatoly Donchenko, an international master.[11]

References
  1. Staff writer(s) (November 2019). "Federations Ranking – Germany". FIDE.
  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. Staff writer(s) (28 March 2018). "European Individual Chess Championship 2018". Chess Results.
  5. Staff writer(s) (28 March 2018). "European Individual Chess Championship 2018: Donchenko Alexander". Chess Results.
  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. Donchenko, Anatoly FIDE Chess Profile


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