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Kalinin, Alexander
IM🇺🇦INACTIVE · since August 2024FIDE 13503103· Male· Ukraine· Born in 1944
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Alexander Kalinin, a 82-year-old Ukrainian International Master, is rated 2055 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He plays around 5 rated games per year and had 3 career breaks: 86 months (2001–2009), 78 months (2010–2016) and 22 months (2021–2023). Also played 1 rapid (including Odessa New Year Rapid Senior 2025 65 - 75) and 3 blitz events (including Odessa seniors and young talents -2025-20 (blitz)) recently. His peak of 2442 was reached at age 57 (Oct 2001); he also reached Ukrainian #63 in Jan 2002.
Competes for Ukraine since Jul 2007. Awarded IM in 2002 (age 58).
Current rating
2055
Standard
Rpd1796·Blz1869
All-time high
2442
−387 pts below
Oct 2001 · age 57
Oct 2001 · age 57
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#20,169 · players worldwide · of 216,807
Career timeline
22 entries2025
71st 80+ player worldwide
at age 81 · rated 2055
Jul 2025
2024
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2055 → still inactive
Aug 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 79
Aug 2023
2021
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 2123 → returned at 2091
Sep 2021
2020
72nd 75-80 player worldwide
at age 76 · rated 2141
Jun 2020
2016
20th 70-75 player worldwide
at age 72 · rated 2335
Sep 2016
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
2055 → 2055
Last 12 months — tournaments
0 eventsMost-Played Opponents
vsMoisei Khazankin
🇺🇦UKR·1872
+8 −10 =5
23 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsAnatolii Vladychenko
🇺🇦UKR·1807
+10 −5 =4
19 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsViktor DovzhenkoIM
🇺🇦UKR·2031
+6 −9 =2
17 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsNikolaj Domakov
🇺🇦UKR·1898
+5 −7 =3
15 games·last met May 2025
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vsVitalii ChaikaIM
🇺🇦UKR·2026
+2 −6 =4
12 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
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Ukraine
#296
out of 3,788 players
Europe
#14,903
in continent
World
#19,374
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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