Olexandr Bortnyk
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| Olexandr Bortnyk | |
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| Country | Ukraine |
| Born | 18 October 1996 Oleksandrivka, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine |
| Title | Grandmaster (2015) |
| FIDE rating | 2608 (May 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2610 (July 2018) |
Olexandr Bortnyk (born 18 October 1996) is a Ukrainian chess player. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 2015, at the age of 19. He streams regularly on Twitch.[1] He founded The Bornik Chess Academy.[2]
Career
In 2014, Bortnyk won the World Youth Chess Championships in the Under 18 category.
Oleksandr Bortnyk has an older brother, Mykola Bortnyk, who also plays chess and holds the title International Master.
Oleksandr Bortnyk won the European Youth Chess Championship in 2010 and 2011 under 14s and 16 boys categories.
He came first in the World Youth Chess Championship of 2014 under 18s.
He was second to Hikaru Nakamura in the World Bullet Championship of 2019.[3]
References
- ^ Olexandr Bortnyk on Twitch
- ^ https://bortnikacademy.com Bortnik Chess Academy Website
- ^ Chess.com (News). "Nakamura Wins Chess.com Bullet Championship". Chess.com. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
External links
- Olexandr Bortnyk rating card at FIDE
- Olexandr Bortnyk player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Olexandr Bortnyk player profile at Chess.com
- Olexandr Bortnyk member profile at Lichess
- Olexandr Bortnyk chess games at 365Chess.com
- Olexandr Bortnyk on Twitter
- Chess Olexandr Bortnyk's channel on YouTube
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