Alexander Anatolyevich Donchenko (russian: Александр Анатольевич Донченко; born 22 March 1998) is a Russian-German

chess grandmaster Grandmaster (GM) is a title awarded to chess players by the world chess organization FIDE. Apart from World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain. Once achieved, the title is held for life, though exceptionally it h ...

. He is the No. 4 ranked German player

Chess career

Born in 1998, Donchenko earned his

international master FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and ...

title in 2012 and his grandmaster title in 2015. In March 2018, he competed in the

European Individual Chess Championship The European Individual Chess Championship is a chess tournament organised by the European Chess Union. It was established in 2000 and has since then taken place on a yearly basis. Apart from determining the European champions (open and women's), ...

. 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 Gata Kamsky ( tt-Cyrl, Гата Камский, italics=no; russian: Гата Камский; born June 2, 1974) is a Soviet-born American chess grandmaster, and a five-time U.S. champion. Kamsky reached the final of the FIDE World Chess Cham ...

at the Biel Masters in July 2019 with 6½/9 (+5–1=3), half a point behind winner

Amin Tabatabaei Seyyed Mohammad Amin Tabatabaei (born 5 February 2001) is an Iranian chess grandmaster (2018). Chess career Born in 2001, Tabatabaei earned his international master (IM) title in 2015 and was awarded his grandmaster (GM) title by FIDE in April ...

. 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 Daniil Dmitrievich Dubov (russian: Даниил Дмитриевич Дубов; born 18 April 1996) is a Russian chess grandmaster. He achieved his final norm for the Grandmaster title at the age of 14 years, 11 months, 14 days in 2011. He is ...

in the 2021 Tata Steel Masters, as the latter withdrew due to a close associate testing positive for COVID-19. Donchenko placed last in the tournament, with a score of 3½/13 (+0–6=7). In August 2021, he won the

Riga Technical University Open Riga Technical University Open (also RTU Open) is international "open" chess festival, annually held in Riga, Latvia in August. It is the largest classical chess tournament in the Baltic states. Abstract The Riga Technical University Open is ...

"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 Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

, 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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