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Yermolinsky, Alex

GM🇺🇸

FIDEFIDE 2005492· Male· United States of America· Born in 1958

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Alex Yermolinsky, a 68-year-old American Grandmaster, is rated 2363 and sitting in the top 2% of American players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has slipped back 39 Elo over the past 12 months. 54 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include GM RR 98 Putnik, GM Mix 13 Fantastico 17-22. jan 2026 SENTA, and GM Mix 12 Fantastico 10-15. jan 2026 SENTA. His peak of 2592 was reached at age 44 (Jul 2002, World #105 at the time).

Awarded GM in 2001 (age 43).

Current rating

2363

Standard

Rpd2520·Blz2508

All-time high

2592

−229 pts below
Jul 2002 · age 44

Activity

34

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

54 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 2%

#116 · American players · of 4,932

Career timeline

19 entries
2026
1,000 career games
at age 68
Feb 2026
2024
16th 65-70 player worldwide
at age 66 · rated 2421
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2486 → returned at 2498
Apr 2020
2019
2nd 60-65 player worldwide
at age 61 · rated 2515
May 2019
2017
Re-crossed 2500
at age 59
Dec 2017
2015
10th 55-60 player worldwide
at age 57 · rated 2531
Feb 2015

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
GM RR 98 Putnik
perf 2526 (+163) · 5.5/9 · #3
Top opponent
vs Ethan VazIM 2,516
GM RR 98 Putnik · Jan 2026 · +7.1 Elo
Evolution
-39
2402 → 2363
Tournaments
6
54 games
Score
31/ 5457.4%
17W28D9L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
GM RR 98 Putnik
Round-Robin
Jan 20265.5/9#32526+18.1
GM Mix 13 Fantastico 17-22. jan 2026 SENTA
Open Swiss
Jan 20263.5/9#442207-20.7
GM Mix 12 Fantastico 10-15. jan 2026 SENTA
Open Swiss
Jan 20265/9#192313-7.7
GM Mix 11 Fantastico 3-8. jan 2026 SENTA
Open Swiss
Jan 20265/9#162318-7.1
9th Mersin Metropolitan Municipality International Open Chess Tournament - A
Swiss
Nov 20256/9#42294-8.3
Kesan Municipality 20th International Open Chess Tournament
Open Swiss
Aug 20256/9#202238-13.7
Worst Elo result: GM Mix 13 Fantastico 17-22. jan 2026 SENTA (-20.7 Elo, finished #44).

Most-Played Opponents

vsSergey KudrinGM
🇺🇸USA·2300
+2 −1 =5
8 games·last met Jul 2023
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vsAlexander ShabalovGM
🇺🇸USA·2421
+1 −0 =7
8 games·last met Jul 2021
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vsEnrico SevillanoGM
🇺🇸USA·2280
+1 −0 =7
8 games·last met Oct 2019
View head-to-head →
vsSuat AtalikGM
🇷🇸SRB·2406
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Dec 2021
View head-to-head →
vsRay RobsonGM
🇺🇸USA·2653
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Oct 2015
View head-to-head →

Rankings

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United States of America
#116
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#284
in continent
World
#2,397
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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2
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3
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2,754
4
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2,732
5
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2,728
6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
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2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
116🇺🇸Yermolinsky, Alex2,363
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
284🇺🇸Yermolinsky, Alex2,363
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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2397🇺🇸Yermolinsky, Alex2,363