Alexander Onischuk

Alexander Onischuk
Full name	Олександр Онищук
Country	United States
Born	September 3, 1975 (1975-09-03) (age 36) Sevastopol, Soviet Union
Title	Grandmaster
FIDE rating	2701 (No. 36 in the July 2010 FIDE World Rankings)
Peak rating	2701 (July 2010)

Alexander Onischuk (born September 3, 1975) is an American chess grandmaster. Originally from Ukraine, he immigrated to the US in 2001 and currently lives in Northern Virginia. He was the 2006 U.S. Chess Champion. He is currently the third-ranked American grandmaster, behind Hikaru Nakamura and Gata Kamsky.

Onischuk participated in International Chess Festival Biel 2007, where he placed second after Magnus Carlsen. He scored 5.5/9 like Carlsen, but lost in the tie-breaker match held after the regular rounds finished.

Results

2007 results

• 3rd: Aerosvit tournament Phoros
• 1-2: Biel
• 2nd: US Championship

2008 results

• 1st: Carlos Torre Memorial, Mérida Mexico
• 1-4: Spice Cup
• 2nd: US Championship
• 3rd: 2008 Chess Olympiad
• 3rd: Pojkovsky Russia

2009 results

• 1st: Moscow Open
• 1st: Open Mexican Championship
• 3rd: US Championship

2010 results

• 1st: Thanksgiving Open St. Louis
• 1st: Spice Cup - Lubbock
• 3rd: US Championship
• 1st: Open Mexican Championship
• 1st: The second board. World Team Chess Championship.

External links

• FIDE rating card for Alexander Onischuk
• Alexander Onischuk player profile at ChessGames.com
• OlimpBase
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Preceded by Hikaru Nakamura

United States Chess Champion 2006

Succeeded by Alexander Shabalov

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Name	Onischuk, Alexander
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Date of birth	September 3, 1975
Place of birth	Simferopol, Soviet Union
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