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Areshchenko, Alexander
GM🇺🇦FIDE 14109530· Male· Ukraine· Born in 1986
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Alexander Areshchenko, a 40-year-old Ukrainian Grandmaster, is rated 2598 and ranked 11th among Ukrainian players, and 160th worldwide. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. His peak of 2720 was reached at age 26 (Dec 2012, World #27 at the time); he spent 141 months in the world top 100, with a longest streak of 5 consecutive years.
Awarded GM in 2002 (age 16) and IM in 2002 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #3 in U20, World #6 in U18 and World #3 in U16.
Current rating
2598
Standard
Rpd2558·Blz2580
All-time high
2720
−122 pts below
Dec 2012 · age 26
Dec 2012 · age 26
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#11
#11 · Ukrainian players · of 1,430
141 months in World top 100 (2005–2022)
141 months in World top 100 (2005–2022)
Career timeline
24 entries2025
Re-crossed 2600
at age 39
Oct 2025
2022
141 months in world top 100
longest streak 64 months · since Jul 2005
Sep 2022
2020
Peak Ukrainian rank: #1
at age 34 · rated 2687
Oct 2020
2018
Re-crossed 2650
at age 32
May 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2650
at age 31
Jul 2017
2014
1,000 career games
at age 28
Apr 2014
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
0
2598 → 2598
Tournaments
3
6 games
Score
3/ 650.0%
1W4D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #106 | 2477 | -5.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #114 | 2727 | +1.7 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #35 | 2757 | +4.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAnton KorobovGM
🇺🇦UKR·2612
+2 −2 =5
9 games·last met May 2022
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vsAnton DemchenkoGM
🇸🇮SLO·2611
+3 −4 =2
9 games·last met Sep 2017
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vsYuriy KuzubovGM
🇺🇦UKR·2607
+1 −0 =8
9 games·last met Dec 2016
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vsAlexander ZubovGM
🇺🇦UKR·2598
+2 −3 =3
8 games·last met Sep 2021
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vsPavel EljanovGM
🇺🇦UKR·2674
+2 −1 =5
8 games·last met Nov 2015
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Rankings
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Ukraine
#11
out of 3,788 players
Europe
#85
in continent
World
#160
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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