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GM Alexander Donchenko

Alexander Donchenko
Photo: Peter Steffen/Biel Chess Festival.
Full name
Alexander Anatolyevich Donchenko
Born
Mar 22, 1998 (age 26)‎
Place of birth
Moscow, Russia
Federation
Germany
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Alexander Donchenko is a German grandmaster. His two best performances came in 2019, when he first shared second place with GM Gata Kamsky at Biel Masters, one-half point behind GM Amin Tabatabaei. A couple of months later, he went undefeated and won the Barcelona Open, ironically beating out Kamsky by a half point, who tied for second place. Winner of the 2023 Tata Steel Challengers Tournament, Donchenko is number three on the list of highest-ranked players in Germany (as of February 2023).

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