Olexandr Bortnyk, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Olexandr Bortnyk

Ukrainian chess player

Date of Birth: 18-Oct-1996

Place of Birth: Oleksandrivka, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Ukraine

Profession: chess player

Nationality: Ukraine

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Olexandr Bortnyk (born 18 October 1996) is a Ukrainian chess player.
He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 2015, at the age of 19.
He is considered a top blitz and bullet chess player. In 2014, Bortnyk won the World Youth Chess Championships in the Under 18 category. Oleksandr Bortnyk has an older brother, Mykola Bortnyk, who also plays chess and holds the title International Master. Both Oleksandr and Mykola play chess online at Chess.com.
Oleksander reached the finals of their Bullet Chess Championship, but was then defeated by the winner, Hikaru Nakamura.