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Donchenko, Alexander

Donchenko, Alexander

GM🇩🇪

FIDEFIDE 24603295· Male· Germany· Born in 1998

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Alexander Donchenko, a 28-year-old German Grandmaster, is rated 2640 and ranked 4th among German players, and 81st worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +32 Elo over the past 12 months. 144 rated games in the past year (≈125/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026, European Individual Chess Championship 2026, and Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 6-10. Also played 4 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 3 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2684 was reached at age 25 (Aug 2023); he also reached World #49 in Jan 2026 and has been in the world top 100 for 38 months and counting.

Awarded GM in 2015 (age 17), IM in 2012 (age 14), and FM in 2011 (age 13). At junior level, he reached World #7 in U20, World #4 in U18, World #4 in U16, World #4 in U14, World #11 in U12 and World #61 in U10.

Current rating

2640

Standard

Rpd2586·Blz2536

All-time high

2684

−44 pts below
Aug 2023 · age 25

Activity

126

games / yr avg. · ≈11/mo

124 past 12 mo · ≈10/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#4

#4 · German players · of 14,156
World top 100 since Oct 2025

Career timeline

28 entries
2026
38 months in world top 100 (ongoing)
longest streak 13 months · since Feb 2020
Jun 2026
Peak World rank: #49
at age 28 · rated 2665
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2650
at age 27
Dec 2025
2023
All-time peak 2684
at age 25 · −39 from today
Aug 2023
Re-crossed 2650
at age 25
Feb 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2600
at age 24
Jun 2022

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
FIDE World Cup 2025
perf 2750 (+89) · 8/12 · #6
Top opponent
vs Anish GiriGM 2,769
FIDE World Cup 2025 · Nov 2025 · +6.5 Elo
Evolution
+32
2608 → 2640
Tournaments
19
130 games
Score
84/ 13064.6%
52W64D14L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAnish GiriGM2,769·FIDE World Cup 2025·R6·+6.5
2.[W]vsPavel EljanovGM2,682·FIDE Grand Swiss 2025·R9·+5.6
3.[W]vsMurali KarthikeyanGM2,669·FIDE Grand Swiss 2025·R11·+5.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

15 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team 2026 - Top 16
Team
Jun 20263/6#1082622-1.4
Stepan Avagyan Memorial 2026 - Round Robin Tournament
Round-Robin
May 20264/9#82619-3.2
1er Open International de Lecci - Open A (p2100)
Open Swiss
May 20265.5/9#182598-5.0
1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026
Team
Apr 20262/3#72668+1.1
European Individual Chess Championship 2026
Open Swiss
Apr 20268/11#222648+2.0
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 6-10
Team
Mar 20263/5#72628-0.6
1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Maerz 2026
Team
Mar 20262/3#282587-1.9
Al-Beruniy 3rd International chess tournament, Masters
Round-Robin
Feb 20264/9#92557-12.0
1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Februar 2026
Team
Feb 20262.5/3#82694+1.1
1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Januar 2026
Team
Jan 20260.5/2#972273-10.0

Most-Played Opponents

vsMatthias BluebaumGM
🇩🇪GER·2694
+5 −7 =10
22 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsRasmus SvaneGM
🇩🇪GER·2620
+5 −4 =11
20 games·last met May 2025
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vsDennis WagnerGM
🇩🇪GER·2591
+5 −2 =6
13 games·last met May 2025
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vsMaxime LagardeGM
🇫🇷FRA·2615
+2 −5 =6
13 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsMateusz BartelGM
🇵🇱POL·2547
+5 −4 =4
13 games·last met Feb 2024
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Rankings

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Germany
#4
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#36
in continent
World
#81
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Germany
1
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
2
🇩🇪Bluebaum, MatthiasFollow Matthias BluebaumTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,694
3
🇩🇪Svane, FrederikFollow Frederik SvaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,657
42,640
5
🇩🇪Kollars, DmitrijFollow Dmitrij KollarsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,634
6
🇩🇪Svane, RasmusFollow Rasmus SvaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,620
7
🇩🇪Doettling, FabianFollow Fabian DoettlingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,593
8
🇩🇪Wagner, DennisFollow Dennis WagnerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,591
9
🇩🇪Engel, LuisFollow Luis EngelTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,588
10
🇩🇪Braun, ArikFollow Arik BraunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,587
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
7
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,713
...
36🇩🇪Donchenko, Alexander2,640
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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81🇩🇪Donchenko, Alexander2,640