Anton Demchenko (born 20 August 1987) is a Russian
chess
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grandmaster who represents Slovenia. He competed in the
FIDE World Cup in
2017
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.
Career
Demchenko won the
PSC/
Puregold
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International Chess Challenge in
Quezon City
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in 2014, the
ZMDI
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Open in
Dresden
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in 2016, the 47th International Tournament Bosna (
pl) in
Sarajevo
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in 2017 and the
European Individual Chess Championship
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Apart from determining the European champions (open and women's), ...
in
Reykjavik in 2021.
Together with 43 other Russian elite chess players, Demchenko signed an open letter to Russian president
Vladimir Putin
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, protesting against the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and expressing solidarity with the
Ukrainian people.
"'Stop the war.' 44 Top Russian Players Publish Open Letter To Putin"
Chess.com, 3 March 2022
References
External links
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Anton Demchenko
chess games at 365Chess.com
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Interview
by Chess.com
1987 births
Living people
Chess grandmasters
Russian chess players
Place of birth missing (living people)
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