Mykola Bortnyk

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Mykola Bortnyk
Country Ukraine
Born (1994-01-13) January 13, 1994 (age 31)
Oleksandrivka, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine
Title International Master (2014)
Peak rating 2504 (February 2020)

Mykola Bortynk is a Ukrainian chess player.

Chess career

In December 2020, he made it to the finals round of the Chess.com Bullet Open Championship. [1]

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In September 2022, he finished second in the late Titled Tuesday tournament. He had tied with grandmaster Dmitry Andreikin for first place, but was placed second after tiebreak scores. [2]

In March 2023, he played for the Gotham Knights in the Pro Chess League, where he notably defeated grandmaster Ju Wenjun in the second round. [3]

In August 2023, he finished in 5th place in the first Bullet Brawl of the month. [4]

Personal life

His younger brother is grandmaster Olexandr Bortnyk, whom he has encountered in several online tournaments held on chess.com. [5] [6]

References

  1. Doggers, Peter (December 20, 2020). "Firouzja, Nakamura, Naroditsky, Tang Among Bullet Qualifiers".
  2. Green, Nathaniel (September 14, 2022). "Ukrainian Brothers Push Hard For First Among Familiar Winners".
  3. Levin, Anthony (March 3, 2023). "Gotham Knights Advance To Playoffs, Croatia Bulldogs Best Team Blitz In Tiebreaks".
  4. Rodgers, Jack (August 6, 2023). "Naroditsky Runs Riot In Bullet Brawl".
  5. Rodgers, Jack (October 6, 2024). "Bortnyk Smashes Bullet Brawl Days After Titled Tuesday Victory".
  6. Rodgers, Jack (July 29, 2023). "Bortnyk Blazes Bullet Brawl Field".