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Kaliksteyn, Alexander
IM🇺🇸INACTIVE · since March 2025FIDE 2007630· Male· United States of America· Born in 1975
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Alexander Kaliksteyn, a 51-year-old American International Master, is rated 2334 and sitting in the top 3% of American players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays around 12 rated games per year and had 3 career breaks: 20 months (2002–2004), 132 months (2004–2015) and 13 months (2018–2020). His peak of 2453 was reached at age 42 (Mar 2017, American #62 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2017 (age 42) and FM in 2001 (age 26).
Current rating
2334
Standard
Rpd2421·Blz2460
All-time high
2453
−119 pts below
Mar 2017 · age 42
Mar 2017 · age 42
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#141 · American players · of 4,932
Career timeline
18 entries2026
6th American 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2334
Feb 2026
2025
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2334 → still inactive
Mar 2025
2023
2nd American 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 2375
Oct 2023
2020
Re-crossed 2400
at age 45
Apr 2020
2018
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2381 → returned at 2394
Dec 2018
2017
IM title awardedIM
at age 42 · 88th FIDE Congress 2017
Nov 2017
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
2334 → 2334
Most-Played Opponents
vsAleksandr OstrovskiyIM
🇺🇸USA·2356
+0 −4 =5
9 games·last met Nov 2024
View head-to-head →
vsKassa KorleyIM
🇩🇰DEN·2424
+2 −2 =5
9 games·last met Nov 2023
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vsJustus WilliamsIM
🇺🇸USA·2355
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsTitas StremaviciusGM
🇱🇹LTU·2567
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Nov 2023
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vsAleksandr LendermanGM
🇺🇸USA·2462
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Feb 2025
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Rankings
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United States of America
#142
out of 5,411 players
Americas
#356
in continent
World
#3,081
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
United States of America
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