Olexandr Bortnyk

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Olexandr Bortnyk
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Bortnyk in 2017
Country Ukraine
Born (1996-10-18) 18 October 1996 (age 27)
Oleksandrivka, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine
Title Grandmaster (2015)
FIDE   rating 2608 (August 2024)
Peak rating 2610 (December 2017)
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Years active2020–present
Followers28.1 thousand
Last updated: May 6, 2024

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. A former chess prodigy, Bortnyk is considered one of the strongest players according to his rating on the chess.com website in the "Blitz" and "Bullet" category. [1] [2] In 2018, Oleksandr left for the USA together with his wife Evgenia Bortnyk and founded the "Bortnik School of Chess" chess school. [3] Oleksandr Bortnyk has an older brother, Mykola Bortnyk, [4] who also plays chess and holds the title International Master. Bortnyk regularly streams on Twitch [5] and puts up content on YouTube. [6]

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Early years

He was born in the village of Oleksandrivka, Voznesensky district, Mykolaiv region. He started playing chess at the age of 3. In 2001, five-year-old Bortnyk took part in competitions for the first time. Since 2002, he studied under the guidance of coach Roman Khayetskyi. After graduating from Oleksandrivska secondary school, he entered Admiral Makarov National Shipbuilding University. [7]

Chess career

Bortnyk has won multiple Ukrainian and European youth tournaments, as well as many chess.com and lichess.org online events.

Bortnyk has played relatively few classical games in recent years — 12 in 2021, 0 in 2022 and 8 in 2023.

2003–2012

He had impressive results in Ukrainian/European Youth Championships(U8, U12, U14, U16) during this period.

2013

  1. Silver medalist of the World Championship U18 (Al-Ain, UAE)
  2. Champion of Ukraine U20 (Rapid chess)
  3. Champion of Ukraine U20 (Blitz)
  4. 1st place — Dvorkovich Cup [8]

2014

In 2014, Bortnyk won the World Youth Chess Championships in the U18 category held in Durban, South Africa. [9]

2016

Bronshtein Memorial (Minsk) — 2nd place. [10]

2019

He reached the final of the Chess.com Bullet Chess championship but then lost to the winner Hikaru Nakamura. [11]

2023

In January 2023, Bortnyk tied for first place with GM Razvan Preotu at the Charlotte Open, claiming the title on tiebreaks. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "GM Oleksandr Bortnyk (Oleksandr_Bortnyk) - Chess Profile". Chess.com. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "Blitz Leaderboard - Chess Rankings". Chess.com. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  3. ↑ https://bortnikacademy.com Bortnik Chess Academy Website
  4. ↑ "Bortnyk, Mykola".
  5. ↑ https://www.twitch.tv/bortnykchess Olexandr Bortnyk on Twitch
  6. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/c/BortnykChess96 Olexandr Bortnyk on YouTube
  7. ↑ "Бортник Олександр Миколайович".
  8. ↑ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - V. Dvorkovich Cup 2013 juniors". chess-results.com.
  9. ↑ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - World Youth Chess Championships 2014". chess-results.com.
  10. ↑ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Bronstein memorial 2016". chess-results.com.
  11. ↑ Chess.com (News). "Nakamura Wins Chess.com Bullet Championship". Chess.com. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  12. ↑ "2024 Charlotte Open ~ Charlotte Chess Center".



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