GM Alexander Donchenko scores outstanding 7/7 at French Top 16

German grandmaster Alexander Donchenko scored incredible 7/7 points playing the first table for Vandoeuvre-Echecs team at the French Top 16 Team Championship. The team finished in 4th place after the pool stage of the event, but attracted lots of attention thanks to the Board 1 team’s leader. Donchenko won seven games playing against five grandmasters and two international masters, beating respectively: GM Andrey Esipenko (2705), IM Ezra Kirk (2457), GM Arturs Neiksans (2590), GM Arjun Erigaisi (2681), GM Clovis Vernay (2520), IM Lucas Di Nicolantinio (2382), and GM Jorden van Foreest (2702). With outstanding performance, he earned 33 elo points. Replay the games here.

Reactions to Donchenko’s impressive performance:

This is simply amazing! 7/7!!! Outstanding! @chess24com @ECUonline @FIDE_chess 👏 pic.twitter.com/sSRKyyD7U6

— Susan Polgar (@SusanPolgar) June 15, 2022

Alexander Donchenko is on course for an amazing 7th win in a row! https://t.co/62Z8m689Xh #c24live pic.twitter.com/oMa08D29lT

— chess24.com (@chess24com) June 15, 2022

Alex just cannot stop winning! 🤯 7/7 against these opponents is simply unreal 🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/xsXOFwpxal

— Fiona Steil-Antoni (@fionchetta) June 15, 2022

Donchenko’s opponents in 7 rounds of the French Top 16 Championship:

1	GM Esipenko, Andrey	2705
2	IM Kirk, Ezra	2457
3	GM Neiksans, Arturs	2590
4	GM Erigaisi Arjun	2681
5	GM Vernay, Clovis	2520
6	IM Di Nicolantonio, Lucas	2382
7	GM Van Foreest, Jorden	2702

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