Format
SA
Shmarkov, Alexandr
🇺🇦FIDE 14149974· Male· Ukraine· Born in 1997
Follow Alexandr ShmarkovTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Alexandr Shmarkov, a 29-year-old Ukrainian player, is rated 1850 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +22 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent appearances: M.Shelest Memorial 2026 classic (Mykolaiv) and Cup of the President Chess Federation Mykolaiv Region - A (Mykolaiv). Also played 3 rapid (including Bridges of Ingul 2025 (Mykolaiv) rapid) and 5 blitz events (including M.Shelest Memorial 2026 blitz (Mykolaiv)) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 13 months (2014–2015), 14 months (2017–2019), 28 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included) and 25 months (2021–2023).
At junior level, he reached #54 and #58 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1850
Standard
Rpd1810·Blz1845
All-time high
1850
at best
Jun 2026 · age 29
Jun 2026 · age 29
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#61,468
#61,468 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
All-time peak 1850
at age 29
Jun 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+144 Elo)
1674 → 1818
Jan 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 28
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 27
Mar 2024
2021
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 1669 → returned at 1674
Aug 2021
100 career games
at age 24
Aug 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Cup of the President Chess Federation Mykolaiv Region - A (Mykolaiv)perf 1918 (+89) · 5/8 · #20
Top opponent
Evolution
+22
1828 → 1850
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
10.5/ 1858.3%
7W7D4L
Top 3 wins
3.[D]vsIgor Antonov2,131·Cup of the President Chess Federation Mykolaiv Region - A (Mykolaiv)·R4·+7.0
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsDmytro Bevziuk1,804·Cup of the President Chess Federation Mykolaiv Region - A (Mykolaiv)·R8·-10.7
3.[L]vsIhor Chuvaiev1,899·Cup of the President Chess Federation Mykolaiv Region - A (Mykolaiv)·R6·-8.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/9 | #9 | 1902 | +21.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/8 | #20 | 1918 | +0.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVladyslav SydorykaFM
🇺🇦UKR·2350
+0 −15 =0
15 games·last met Dec 2024
View head-to-head →
vsPavel TroshchenkoFM
🇺🇦UKR·1905
+3 −8 =1
12 games·last met Jun 2026
View head-to-head →
vsYriy Mukataev
🇺🇦UKR·1920
+1 −9 =1
11 games·last met Feb 2026
View head-to-head →
vsArtem Savitskiy
🇺🇦UKR·1904
+2 −6 =2
10 games·last met May 2026
View head-to-head →
vsVasilii Slobodian
🇺🇦UKR·1529
+10 −0 =0
10 games·last met May 2026
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Ukraine
#591
out of 3,843 players
Europe
#44,963
in continent
World
#61,467
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Ukraine
| 1 | 🇺🇦Follow Igor KovalenkoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,672 |
| 2 | 🇺🇦Follow Pavel EljanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,664 |
| 3 | 🇺🇦Follow Vasyl IvanchukTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,634 |
| 4 | 🇺🇦Follow Ruslan PonomariovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,632 |
| 5 | 🇺🇦Follow Andrei VolokitinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,623 |
| 6 | 🇺🇦Follow Volodymyr OnyshchukTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,617 |
| 7 | 🇺🇦Follow Yuriy KryvoruchkoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,614 |
| 8 | 🇺🇦Follow Anton KorobovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,608 |
| 9 | 🇺🇦Follow Yuriy KuzubovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,607 |
| 10 | 🇺🇦Follow Olexandr BortnykTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,604 |
| ... | ||
| 591 | 1,850 | |
Europe
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 3 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 4 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,744 |
| 5 | 🇵🇱Follow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,739 |
| 6 | 🇭🇺Follow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,729 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,728 |
| 8 | 🇫🇷Follow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,721 |
| 9 | 🇦🇿Follow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,717 |
| 10 | 🇹🇷Follow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,713 |
| ... | ||
| 44963 | 1,850 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 9 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 61467 | 1,850 | |