Alexander Anatolyevich Donchenko (; born 22 March 1998) is a German chess grandmaster. He is the No. 4 ranked German player
Chess career Born in 1998, Donchenko earned his international master title in 201283rd FIDE Congress, Istanbul, TUR, 27 Aug - 10 Sept 2012 FIDE and his grandmaster title in 2015.1st quarter Presidential Board Meeting, 26-29 April 2015, Chengdu, CHN FIDE 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).European Individual Chess Championship 2019: Donchenko Alexander chess-results
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.
Donchenko was a late replacement for Daniil Dubov in the 2021 Tata Steel Masters, as the latter withdrew due to a close associate testing positive for COVID-19.Donchenko playing in Wijk! ChessBase Donchenko placed last in the tournament, with a score of 3½/13 (+0–6=7).Jorden van Foreest gewinnt das Tata-Steel-Turnier ChessBase
In August 2021, he won the Riga Technical University Open "A" tournament.
In January 2023, Donchenko won Tata Steel Challengers 2023 with one round to spare, securing him a place in Tata Steel Masters in 2024.
Personal life Born in Moscow, Donchenko moved to Germany as a young child. He is the son of , an international master.Donchenko, Anatoly FIDE Chess Profile
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