Alexander Donchenko

German chess player
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroGerman chess player
PlacesGermany
isChess player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth22 March 1998, Moscow, Russia
Age26 years
Star signAries
Family
Father:Anatoly Donchenko
Education
Liebigschule Gießen
The details

Biography

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.

Chess career

Born in 1998, Donchenko earned his international master title in 2012 and his grandmaster title in 2015. In March 2018, he competed in the European Individual Chess Championship. He placed 114th, scoring 6/11 (+4–3=4). He participated in the European Championship again in 2019, placing 103rd with 6½/11 (+5–3=3).

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. 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.

Personal life

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

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