Mykola Bortnyk
Mykola Bortnyk | |
|---|---|
| Country | Ukraine |
| Born | January 13, 1994 Oleksandrivka, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine |
| Title | International Master (2014) |
| FIDE rating | 2410 (January 2025) |
| Peak rating | 2504 (February 2020) |
Mykola Bortynk is a Ukrainian chess player.
Chess career
[edit]In December 2020, he made it to the finals round of the Chess.com Bullet Open Championship.[1]
In September 2022, he finished second in the late Titled Tuesday tournament. He had tied with grandmaster Dmitry Andreikin for first place, but was placed second after tiebreak scores.[2]
In March 2023, he played for the Gotham Knights in the Pro Chess League, where he notably defeated grandmaster Ju Wenjun in the second round.[3]
In August 2023, he finished in 5th place in the first Bullet Brawl of the month.[4]
Personal life
[edit]His younger brother is grandmaster Olexandr Bortnyk, whom he has encountered in several online tournaments held on chess.com.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ Doggers, Peter (December 20, 2020). "Firouzja, Nakamura, Naroditsky, Tang Among Bullet Qualifiers".
- ^ Green, Nathaniel (September 14, 2022). "Ukrainian Brothers Push Hard For First Among Familiar Winners".
- ^ Levin, Anthony (March 3, 2023). "Gotham Knights Advance To Playoffs, Croatia Bulldogs Best Team Blitz In Tiebreaks".
- ^ Rodgers, Jack (August 6, 2023). "Naroditsky Runs Riot In Bullet Brawl".
- ^ Rodgers, Jack (October 6, 2024). "Bortnyk Smashes Bullet Brawl Days After Titled Tuesday Victory".
- ^ Rodgers, Jack (July 29, 2023). "Bortnyk Blazes Bullet Brawl Field".