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Karimov, Alisher
FM🇹🇯FIDE 14700280· Male· Tajikistan· Born in 1997
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Alisher Karimov, a 29-year-old Tajik FIDE Master, is rated 2280 and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 8 months. 75 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Tajikistan National Championship 2026 - Men, V Open Chess Menorca 2026, and 52 Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez de La Roda 2026. Also played 1 rapid (including Tajikistan National Championship 2026 - Rapid, Men) and 2 blitz events (including BLITZ Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez de La Roda 2026) recently. His peak of 2334 was reached at age 28 (Jan 2025); he also reached Tajik #3 in Feb 2022 and spent 13 months in Tajik top 3.
Awarded FM in 2018 (age 21). Earned a IM norm at 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 2024 Open. At junior level, he reached #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2280
Standard
Rpd2157·Blz2202
All-time high
2334
−54 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 28
Jan 2025 · age 28
Activity
55
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
83 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#4,750 · players worldwide · of 218,279
13 months in National top 3 (2022–2025)
13 months in National top 3 (2022–2025)
Career timeline
18 entries2025
13 months in national top 3
since Feb 2022
Jul 2025
Crossed 2300
at age 28
Jan 2025
All-time peak 2334
at age 28 · −46 from today
Jan 2025
2022
Peak Tajik rank: #3
at age 25 · rated 2251
Feb 2022
2019
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2222 → returned at 2244
Oct 2019
2018
FM title awardedFM
at age 21
Nov 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-41
2321 → 2280
Tournaments
7
70 games
Score
31.5/ 7045.0%
28W16D26L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 6/8 | #4 | 2213 | -8.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #56 | 2416 | +41.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/9 | #37 | 2206 | -4.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #38 | 2101 | -38.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/9 | #54 | 2307 | +3.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/8 | #184 | 2176 | -28.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/9 | #143 | 2326 | +2.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAmin KabilovFM
🇹🇯TJK·2285
+2 −3 =8
13 games·last met May 2026
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vsSuhrob KhamdamovIM
🇹🇯TJK·2079
+3 −2 =6
11 games·last met May 2026
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vsJaloliddin IlkhomiIM
🇹🇯TJK·2424
+5 −1 =4
10 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsOlucha Jumaev
🇹🇯TJK·1939
+7 −1 =0
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsMekhriddin SharifovFM
🇹🇯TJK·2438
+5 −1 =2
8 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Tajikistan
#6
out of 208 players
Asia-Pacific
#874
in continent
World
#4,750
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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