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Zhygan, Alexander

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FIDEFIDE 14109450· Male· Ukraine· Born in 1987

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Alexander Zhygan, a 39-year-old Ukrainian player, is rated 2049 — just 23 short of his peak of 2072 (Oct 2003, age 16) and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and took a 271-month break between Oct 2003 and Jun 2026.

At junior level, he reached #71, #66, #33 and #13 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

2049

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2072

−23 pts below
Oct 2003 · age 16

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 10%

#20,907 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
40th Ukrainian 35-40 player
at age 39 · rated 2049
Jun 2026
2006
71st Ukrainian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2072
Jan 2006
2005
66th Ukrainian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2072
Jan 2005
2004
Best 12-month gain (+34 Elo)
2038 → 2072
Jan 2004
2003
All-time peak 2072
at age 16 · −23 from today
Oct 2003
Inactive for 271 months
paused at 2072 → returned at 2049
Oct 2003

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Leonid S. Goldberg 1,961
Team men HL chess 2026 · Apr 2026 · +7.5 Elo
Evolution
-23
2072 → 2049
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
3/ 837.5%
2W2D4L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsLeonid S. Goldberg1,961·Team men HL chess 2026·R7·+7.5
2.[W]vsAleksandr Lemish1,866·Team men HL chess 2026·R8·+5.2
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsLana Dryaeva1,954·Team men HL chess 2026·R6·-12.7
2.[L]vsLev Artemenko2,174·Team men HL chess 2026·R2·-6.5
3.[L]vsAzat GalievFM2,285·Team men HL chess 2026·R9·-4.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team men HL chess 2026
Team
Apr 20263/8#811970-23.4
Worst Elo result: Team men HL chess 2026 (-23.4 Elo, finished #81).

Rankings

/
Ukraine
#313
out of 3,843 players
Europe
#15,346
in continent
World
#20,907
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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8
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313🇺🇦Zhygan, Alexander2,049
Europe
1
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2
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5
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7
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World
1
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2
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