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Smirnov, Mark
IM🇰🇿FIDE 13764594· Male· Kazakhstan· Born in 2012
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Mark Smirnov, a 14-year-old Kazakhstani International Master, is rated 2431 — his current career high and ranked 1st among Kazakhstani players under 14, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +83 Elo over the past 12 months. 68 rated games in the past year (≈64/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include V Open Chess Menorca 2026, X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A, and Aeroflot Open 2026. Also played 11 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 22 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He reached Kazakhstani #15 in Jan 2026.
Awarded IM in 2025 (age 13), FM in 2024 (age 12), and CM in 2023 (age 11). At junior level, he reached World #2 in U14, World #3 in U12 and World #5 in U10.
Current rating
2431
Standard
Rpd2323·Blz2452
All-time high
2431
at best
May 2026 · age 14
May 2026 · age 14
Activity
82
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
68 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#1
#1 · Kazakhstani players under 14 · of 337
Career timeline
17 entries2026
All-time peak 2431
at age 14
May 2026
2nd U14 player worldwide
at age 14 · rated 2425
Mar 2026
Peak Kazakhstani rank: #15
at age 14 · rated 2425
Jan 2026
2025
IM title awardedIM
at age 13 · 2025 4th FIDE Council
Dec 2025
Crossed 2400
at age 13
Nov 2025
K-factor lowered to 10
at age 13
Nov 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+79
2352 → 2431
Tournaments
7
59 games
Score
36.5/ 5961.9%
28W17D14L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsYair ParkhovGM2,517·Open International d'Aix en Provence - Trophee Dole 2025 - Tournoi Masters (p2100 elo)·R2·+14.3
3.[W]vsAbilmansur AbdilkhairIM2,401·Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial - Aktobe Open 2025 (MASTERS)·R6·+11.2
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #29 | 2540 | +16.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #40 | 2394 | -1.1 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/9 | #89 | 2354 | -8.7 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAzamat Utegaliyev
🇰🇿KAZ·2406
+4 −13 =7
24 games·last met May 2026
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vsOrash ShonazarovFM
🇰🇿KAZ·2302
+8 −6 =5
19 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsDinmukhammed TulendinovFM
🇰🇿KAZ·2283
+7 −5 =6
18 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsBakhtiyar AskarovIM
🇰🇿KAZ·2291
+7 −8 =2
17 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsDanis KuandykulyFM
🇰🇿KAZ·2415
+8 −5 =4
17 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
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Kazakhstan
#18
out of 4,198 players
Asia-Pacific
#276
in continent
World
#1,225
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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