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GM Anton Demchenko

Anton Demchenko

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Full name

Anton Demchenko

Born

Aug 20, 1987 (age 36)‎

Place of birth

Novorossiysk, Russian Federation

Federation

Slovenia

Rating

Bio

Anton Demchenko is a Slovenian grandmaster who was born in Russia. He completed his federation transfer in July 2023. He won the European Individual Chess Championship in 2021.

Best Game

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Giuoco Piano Game: Giuoco Pianissimo Variation (95 games)

Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation (41 games)

Italian Game: Two Knights, Modern Bishop's Opening (36 games)

Closed Sicilian Defense: Traditional Line (32 games)

Sicilian Defense: French Variation (32 games)

Black Pieces

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Cozio Defense (44 games)

Italian Game: Two Knights, Modern Bishop's Opening (30 games)

King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Debrecen, Classical Main Line (28 games)

Old Indian Defense (27 games)

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense (27 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Anton Demchenko (2928) Daniil Rakitin (2688)	1-0	39	2024
Anton Demchenko (2921) Dawid Janaszak (2627)	1-0	56	2024
Anton Demchenko (2977) Anastasia Avramidou (2513)	1-0	47	2024
Anton Demchenko (2988) Artem Bardyk (2821)	1-0	38	2024
Anton Demchenko (2988) Tamas Banusz (2940)	1-0	28	2024
Anton Demchenko (2977) Srinath Narayanan (2835)	1-0	48	2024
Anton Demchenko (2980) Bibisara Assaubayeva (2729)	1-0	57	2024
Anton Demchenko (2943) Mikhail Golubev (2508)	1-0	23	2024
Anton Demchenko (2911) Aljoscha Feuerstack (2630)	1-0	57	2024
Anton Demchenko (2908) Robert Andrew Hungaski (2510)	1-0	24	2024

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