Anton Demchenko Explained

Anton Demchenko
Country:	Russia (until 2023) Slovenia (since 2023)
Birth Date:	20 August 1987
Grandmaster (2013)
Peakrating:	2679 (April 2018)
Peakranking:	No. 60 (May 2018)
Fideid:	4160258

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]

External links

• • Anton Demchenko chess games at 365Chess.com
  • Interview by Chess.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: GM Anton Demchenko is champion of the Russian Southern Federal District. 24 March 2014 . Chessdom. 2017-03-09.
2. Web site: The Week in Chess 1050. theweekinchess.com. 2017-09-11.
3. News: Demchenko holds off Laylo, snares Int'l Challenge title. Luarca. Roy. Inquirer.net. 2014-12-21. 2017-09-11.
4. Web site: Romantic chess in modern times. 2016-09-14. Meyer. Henrik. Chess News. ChessBase. 2017-09-11.
5. Web site: The Week in Chess 1176. theweekinchess.com. 2017-09-11.
6. Web site: Anton Demchenko wins European Championship. 2021-09-07. www.fide.com. en.
7. https://www.chess.com/news/view/stop-the-war-44-top-russian-players-publish-open-letter-to-putin "'Stop the war.' 44 Top Russian Players Publish Open Letter To Putin"