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Alexander Onischuk

Alexander Onischuk
Photo: Frank Hoppe, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
World rank
No. 78 (October 2026)
Rating
2639
Peak rating
2701 (July 2010)
Title
Grandmaster (1994)
Federation
United States
Born
September 3, 1975, Sevastopol, Ukraine (age 51)
FIDE ID
14101025

A Ukrainian-born American grandmaster and the 2006 U.S. champion. Onischuk played six Olympiads and seven World Team Championships for the United States, and every World Cup from 2007 to 2017.

Since 2012 he has coached Texas Tech University, leading them to two Pan-American Intercollegiate titles. He was inducted into the U.S. Chess Hall of Fame in 2018.

Career highlights

  • 2006 U.S. Champion
  • U.S. Chess Hall of Fame (2018)
  • Head coach at Texas Tech University since 2012
  • Peak rating 2701 (July 2010)

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Profile last reviewed September 29, 2026. Ratings update monthly from FIDE.