Feb 172012
GM Alex OnischukHe is currently the third-ranked American grandmaster, behind Hikaru Nakamura and Gata Kamsky.
Career Highlights:
World Youth Championship – 2nd place, Brazil, 1991
World Junior Championship – 1-2 place, Germany, 1995
Groningen Chess Tournament – 1st place, Netherlands, 1995
Chess Olympiad – Silver medal, Armenia, 1996
Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament – 2-4 place, Netherlands, 1997
European Club Championship – 1st place, Russia, 1997
Chess Olympiad – Bronze medal, Russia, 1998
Beijing – 1st place, China, 1998
Ukrainian Championship – 1st place, 2000
Pojkovsky Chess Tournament – 1st place, 2002
3 Times tied for 1st place in the World Open Tournament, 2001, 2002, 2004
Lindsborg Knockout Tournament – 1st place, 2004
US Open – 1st place, 2004
Continental Championship - 2nd place, 2005
US Chess Championship – 1st place, 2006
Chess Olympiad – Bronze medal, Italy, 2006
Tied for first place in Biel Chess Tournament, 2007
Carlos Torre Memorial – 1st place, Mexico, 2008
Chess Olympiad – Bronze medal, Germany, 2008
World Team Championship – Silver medal, won personal gold medal on board two, Turkey, 2009
Moscow Open – 1st place, 2009
Two time Mexican Open Champion, 2009 – 2010
Spice Cup – 1st place, Lubbock, Texas, 2010
UT Dallas Grandmaster Invitational – 1st place, 2011
World Youth Championship – 2nd place, Brazil, 1991
World Junior Championship – 1-2 place, Germany, 1995
Groningen Chess Tournament – 1st place, Netherlands, 1995
Chess Olympiad – Silver medal, Armenia, 1996
Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament – 2-4 place, Netherlands, 1997
European Club Championship – 1st place, Russia, 1997
Chess Olympiad – Bronze medal, Russia, 1998
Beijing – 1st place, China, 1998
Ukrainian Championship – 1st place, 2000
Pojkovsky Chess Tournament – 1st place, 2002
3 Times tied for 1st place in the World Open Tournament, 2001, 2002, 2004
Lindsborg Knockout Tournament – 1st place, 2004
US Open – 1st place, 2004
Continental Championship - 2nd place, 2005
US Chess Championship – 1st place, 2006
Chess Olympiad – Bronze medal, Italy, 2006
Tied for first place in Biel Chess Tournament, 2007
Carlos Torre Memorial – 1st place, Mexico, 2008
Chess Olympiad – Bronze medal, Germany, 2008
World Team Championship – Silver medal, won personal gold medal on board two, Turkey, 2009
Moscow Open – 1st place, 2009
Two time Mexican Open Champion, 2009 – 2010
Spice Cup – 1st place, Lubbock, Texas, 2010
UT Dallas Grandmaster Invitational – 1st place, 2011
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