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Ivanov, Alexander
GM🇺🇸FIDE 2000202· Male· United States of America· Born in 1956
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Alexander Ivanov, a 70-year-old American Grandmaster, is rated 2367 and sitting in the top 2% of American players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 20 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈59/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Connecticut Classical - Open, 14th Annual Boston Chess Congress - Premier, and 2025 FMCA Fall Championship. His peak of 2606 was reached at age 50 (Jan 2006); he also reached World #126 in Oct 2001.
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 45).
Current rating
2367
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2497
All-time high
2606
−239 pts below
Jan 2006 · age 50
Jan 2006 · age 50
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#112 · American players · of 5,026
Career timeline
19 entries2022
8th 65-70 player worldwide
at age 66 · rated 2463
May 2022
2019
10th 60-65 player worldwide
at age 63 · rated 2469
Dec 2019
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 2469 → returned at 2471
Nov 2019
2013
1,000 career games
at age 57
Jun 2013
7th 55-60 player worldwide
at age 57 · rated 2544
Feb 2013
2008
6th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 52 · rated 2560
Apr 2008
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-15
2382 → 2367
Tournaments
7
34 games
Score
25.5/ 3475.0%
25W5D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/5 | #12 | 2346 | -9.7 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #19 | 1966 | -6.9 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/3 | #18 | 2900 | +5.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/6 | #1 | 2265 | -0.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/6 | #1 | 2493 | +8.1 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/5 | #11 | 2256 | -5.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/3 | #27 | 2169 | -5.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSergey KudrinGM
🇺🇸USA·2298
+2 −3 =24
29 games·last met Aug 2017
View head-to-head →
vsDavid VigoritoIM
🇺🇸USA·2237
+9 −1 =12
22 games·last met Nov 2023
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vsDenis ShmeliovIM
🇺🇦UKR·2338
+4 −1 =15
20 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsLawyer Times
🇺🇸USA·1955
+10 −2 =0
12 games·last met Jan 2024
View head-to-head →
vsJianchao ZhouGM
🇺🇸USA·2612
+0 −2 =9
11 games·last met Jan 2024
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Rankings
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United States of America
#112
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#271
in continent
World
#2,300
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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