Alexander Nikolaevich Bortnik ( Ukrainian. Oleksandr Mykolajovich Bortnik ; b. , ) - Ukrainian chess player , grandmaster ( 2015 ).
 Alexander Nikolaevich Bortnik | |
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| Oleksandr Mykolajovich Bortnik | |
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| Country |  Ukraine |
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| Rank | Grand Master ( 2015 ) International Master ( 2013 ) |
| Maximum Rating | 2610 (December 2017) |
| Current rating | 2602 (June 2019 ) |
| Personal card on the FIDE website Personal card on the site Chess DB | |
Biography
Born October 18, 1996 in the urban-type settlement of Aleksandrovka (Voznesensky district) , Nikolaev region .
He started playing chess at the age of three. In 2001 he took part in the competition for the first time. Since 2002, he studied under the guidance of coach Roman Khaetsky [1] .
After graduating from the Alexander secondary school, he entered the National University of Shipbuilding named after Admiral Makarov .
World champion among juniors under 18 (2014) [2] .
In 2016, he won the Bronstein Memorial .
One of the strongest players rated chess.com in the category “Bullet” (up to 3 minutes per game) [3] .
In 2018, Alexander traveled to the United States and, together with his wife, Eugenia, Bortnik opened the Bortnik school of chess chess school.
Highest achievements in sports career:
- World Junior Champion Under 18 (2014)
- European Junior Champion Under-16 (2011)
- European Junior Champion Under 14 (2010)
- Winner in “Batumi Open” (2015)
- 1st place at the Petrov Memorial (2016)
- 1st place in rapid and blitz open Bank of Lviv (2016)
- 1st place at the Agzamov memorial in Uzbekistan (2017)
- 1st place in Ikaros Open (2017)
- 1st place in Kavala Open (2017)
- Multiple champion of Ukraine among boys at all ages
Notes
Links
- Personal card of Alexander Bortnik on the FIDE website
- Alexander Bortnik's games at (eng.)
- Personal card of Alexander Bortnik on the site 365chess.com (eng.)
- Alexander Bortnik's profile on Chess.com ( game statistics )