Anton Demchenko

Anton Demchenko
Demchenko at the ZMDI Chess Festival, Dresden 2016
CountryRussia (until 2023)
Slovenia (since 2023)
Born (1987-08-20) August 20, 1987 (age 37)
TitleGrandmaster (2013)
FIDE rating2619 (January 2025)
Peak rating2679 (April 2018)
Peak rankingNo. 60 (May 2018)

Anton Demchenko (born 20 August 1987) is a Russian chess grandmaster who represents Slovenia.[1] He competed in the FIDE World Cup in 2017.

Career

Demchenko won the PSC/Puregold International Chess Challenge in Quezon City in 2014,[2][3] the ZMDI Open in Dresden in 2016,[4] the 47th International Tournament Bosna (pl) in Sarajevo in 2017[5] and the European Individual Chess Championship in Reykjavik in 2021.[6]

Together with 43 other Russian elite chess players, Demchenko signed an open letter to Russian president Vladimir Putin, protesting against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and expressing solidarity with the Ukrainian people. [7]

References

  1. ^ "GM Anton Demchenko is champion of the Russian Southern Federal District". Chessdom. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  2. ^ "The Week in Chess 1050". theweekinchess.com. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
  3. ^ Luarca, Roy (2014-12-21). "Demchenko holds off Laylo, snares Int'l Challenge title". Inquirer.net. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
  4. ^ Meyer, Henrik (2016-09-14). "Romantic chess in modern times". Chess News. ChessBase. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
  5. ^ "The Week in Chess 1176". theweekinchess.com. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
  6. ^ "Anton Demchenko wins European Championship". www.fide.com. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  7. ^ "'Stop the war.' 44 Top Russian Players Publish Open Letter To Putin", Chess.com, 3 March 2022
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