Sakalou, Aliaksandr

Aliaksandr Sakalou, a 28-year-old player, is rated 1885. He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 2 years. 27 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Wiosenne FIDE granie w Hetmanie 2026 Round 1-3, XVI Otwarte Mistrzostwa Garnizonu Warszawa w szachach klasycznych 2026 Round 8-10, and Otwarta Liga Warszawska 2026 Round 5-8. Also played 19 rapid (including V DRUZYNOWE MISTRZOSTWA MAZOWSZA w szachach szybkichV) and 15 blitz events (including Mistrzowie Szachownicy w CH Promenada - otwarty turniej szachow blyskawicznych) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 61 months (2017–2022, COVID-19 included), 17 months (2022–2024) and 16 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1917 was reached at age 19 (Jul 2017).

Competes for FIDE (no federation) since Oct 2024. Previously known as Aleksandr Sokolov (until Oct 2024). At junior level, he reached #9 nationally in U20.