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Botvinnik, Alexey
🇩🇪FIDE 12968170· Male· Germany· Born in 1956
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Alexey Botvinnik, a 70-year-old German player, is rated 1837. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 8 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include FE 29 Grand Hotel Adriatico - B, 9. Bayer Sommeropen 2025, and 31. Bad Bertricher Schachtage 2025 Seniorenturnier over 50. He had 2 career breaks: 22 months (2015–2017) and 26 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1905 was reached at age 58 (Dec 2014).
Current rating
1837
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1905
−68 pts below
Dec 2014 · age 58
Dec 2014 · age 58
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#65,133
#65,133 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2024
100 career games
at age 68
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+84 Elo)
1791 → 1875
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 68
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 1806 → returned at 1813
Aug 2019
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 61
Oct 2017
2015
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1836 → returned at 1831
Nov 2015
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+21
1816 → 1837
Tournaments
5
27 games
Score
14/ 2751.9%
7W14D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/6 | #26 | 1768 | -14.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/4 | #22 | 1854 | +1.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #30 | 1907 | +17.6 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 0.5/1 | #12 | 1772 | -1.2 |
Swiss | May 2025 | 3.5/6 | #36 | 1942 | +17.6 |
Rankings
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Germany
#6,870
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#47,529
in continent
World
#65,133
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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