| Alexander Stripunsky | |
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| Country | United States |
| Born | August 18, 1970 |
| Title | Grandmaster (1998) |
| FIDE rating | 2486 (January 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2597 (October 2006) |
Alexander Stripunsky (Ukrainian: Олександр Стріпунський) (Ukraine, born August 18, 1970) is a US American chess player. He has been a grandmaster (GM) since 1998.
- In July 2002 Stripunsky participated in the World Open tournament. He became 15th with 6 points.
- In December 2004 he shared first place at the US Championship. He scored 7 points out of 9 rounds, together with Hikaru Nakamura. At December 6 the play-offs were won by Hikaru Nakamura, Stripunsky therefore became runner-up.
- July 10, 2005 the long distance match between New York City and Saint Petersburg took place, which was won by the Russians, 2 - 6. Stripunsky played against Nikita Vitiugov.
- In 2008 he won in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, with 5 points out of 6 rounds the 38th Continental Open.[1]
- In 2014 Stripunski won the Fairfield County Masters & Class Championships, which were held in Fairfield County, Connecticut; the average rating of the players in the top section was 2430.[2] He won the tournament by in the last round defeating his main competitor IM Jan Van de Mortel in 33 moves.
- In 2015 he reached shared third place at the annual New Jersey Open tournament, scoring 4.5 points in 6 games. The tournament was won by GM Magesh Panchanathan.[3]