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Olexandr Bortnyk
Olexandr Bortnyk (born 18 October 1996) is a Ukrainian chess player. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 2015

Olexandr Bortnyk

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Bortnyk has won multiple Ukrainian and European youth tournaments, as well as many chess.com and lichess.org online events.

Bortnyk has played relatively few classical games in recent years — 12 in 2021, 0 in 2022 and 8 in 2023.

2003–2012

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He had impressive results in Ukrainian/European Youth Championships(U8, U12, U14, U16) during this period.

2013

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Silver medalist of the World Championship U18 (Al-Ain, UAE)

Champion of Ukraine U20 (Rapid chess)

Champion of Ukraine U20 (Blitz)

1st place — Dvorkovich Cup[8]

2014

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In 2014, Bortnyk won the World Youth Chess Championships in the U18 category held in Durban, South Africa.[9]

2016

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Bronshtein Memorial (Minsk) — 2nd place.[10]

2019

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He reached the final of the Chess.com Bullet Chess championship but then lost to the winner Hikaru Nakamura.[11]

2023

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In January 2023, Bortnyk tied for first place with GM Razvan Preotu at the Charlotte Open, claiming the title on tiebreaks. [12]