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Krastev, Alexander
IM🇩🇪FIDE 12989983· Male· Germany· Born in 2005
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Alexander Krastev, a 21-year-old German International Master, is rated 2428 and sitting in the top 1% of German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2400 and 2450 for 2 years. 60 rated games in the past year (≈74/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026, grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, and Deutsche Pokalmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026 Maerz. Also played 3 rapid (including Grand Prix PlusCity - Rapid Tournament 2025) and 4 blitz events (including Grand Prix PlusCity - Blitz Tournament 2025) recently. His peak of 2470 was reached at age 19 (Jan 2024, German #48 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2022 (age 17) and FM in 2018 (age 13). At junior level, he reached World #39 in U20, World #38 in U18, World #22 in U16, World #19 in U14, World #20 in U12 and World #10 in U10.
Current rating
2428
Standard
Rpd2456·Blz2437
All-time high
2470
−42 pts below
Jan 2024 · age 19
Jan 2024 · age 19
Activity
78
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
60 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#78 · German players · of 13,806
Career timeline
21 entries2024
Peak German rank: #48
at age 19 · rated 2470
Jan 2024
39th U20 player worldwide
at age 19 · rated 2470
Jan 2024
All-time peak 2470
at age 19 · −42 from today
Jan 2024
2023
38th U18 player worldwide
at age 18 · rated 2447
Dec 2023
Re-crossed 2400
at age 18
Apr 2023
2022
IM title awardedIM
at age 17 · 2022 2nd FIDE Council
Aug 2022
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+4
2424 → 2428
Tournaments
12
51 games
Score
30.5/ 5159.8%
21W19D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/3 | #110 | 2405 | -1.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #62 | 2452 | +3.9 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #38 | 2190 | -6.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #99 | 2428 | -0.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #158 | 2537 | +1.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/8 | #7 | 2347 | -3.1 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #34 | 2587 | +4.1 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/2 | #103 | 2354 | -1.9 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 5/7 | #46 | 2517 | +8.9 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1.5/3 | #21 | 2360 | -2.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRichard BethkeFM
🇩🇪GER·2324
+4 −2 =4
10 games·last met May 2025
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vsRuben Gideon KoellnerIM
🇩🇪GER·2530
+3 −1 =4
8 games·last met May 2025
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vsSamuel WeberFM
🇩🇪GER·2269
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met May 2025
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vsMaximilian Paul MaetzkowFM
🇩🇪GER·2270
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsCollin ColbowIM
🇩🇪GER·2436
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Mar 2024
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Rankings
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Germany
#78
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#779
in continent
World
#1,267
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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