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Bortnyk, Olexandr
GM🇺🇦FIDE 14120828· Male· Ukraine· Born in 1996
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Olexandr Bortnyk, a 30-year-old Ukrainian Grandmaster, is rated 2604 — just 6 short of his peak of 2610 (Dec 2017, age 21) and ranked 10th among Ukrainian players, and 144th worldwide. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2021–2023) and 13 months (2023–2024). Recent appearance: 2025 U.S. Masters. Also played 1 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 7 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He reached World #142 in Apr 2026 and has been in Ukrainian top 10 for 30 months and counting.
Awarded GM in 2015 (age 19), IM in 2013 (age 17), and FM in 2011 (age 15). At junior level, he reached World #6 in U20, World #6 in U18, World #16 in U16, World #6 in U14 and World #5 in U12.
Current rating
2604
Standard
Rpd2609·Blz2711
All-time high
2610
−6 pts below
Dec 2017 · age 21
Dec 2017 · age 21
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#10
#10 · Ukrainian players · of 1,449
National top 10 since Nov 2023
National top 10 since Nov 2023
Career timeline
25 entries2026
30 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
longest streak 30 months · since Nov 2023
Jun 2026
Peak World rank: #142
at age 30 · rated 2604
Apr 2026
2024
Peak Ukrainian rank: #8
at age 28 · rated 2608
Jan 2024
2023
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2608 → returned at 2603
Aug 2023
2021
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2604 → returned at 2605
Aug 2021
Re-crossed 2600
at age 25
Jul 2021
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+3
2601 → 2604
Tournaments
1
2 games
Score
2/ 2100.0%
2W0D0L
Top 2 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #232 | 3080 | +2.9 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMykola BortnykIM
🇺🇦UKR·2440
+29 −12 =12
53 games·last met Dec 2019
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vsVitaly SivukGM
🇸🇪SWE·2511
+22 −4 =6
32 games·last met Apr 2017
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vsVladimir Bordovsky
🇺🇦UKR·2365
+16 −3 =11
30 games·last met Oct 2017
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vsLi Min PengGM
🇨🇭SUI·2541
+23 −0 =2
25 games·last met Apr 2017
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vsEmil MirzoevGM
🇺🇦UKR·2475
+16 −2 =5
23 games·last met Dec 2017
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Rankings
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Ukraine
#10
out of 3,843 players
Europe
#77
in continent
World
#144
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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