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Shabalov, Alexander

Shabalov, Alexander

GM🇺🇸

FIDEFIDE 2008572· Male· United States of America· Born in 1967

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Alexander Shabalov, a 59-year-old American Grandmaster, is rated 2428 and sitting in the top 1% of American players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has slipped back 62 Elo over the past 12 months. 81 rated games in the past year (≈89/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The Atlantic City Open, GM Mix 13 Fantastico 17-22. jan 2026 SENTA, and GM Mix 12 Fantastico 10-15. jan 2026 SENTA. Also played 4 rapid (including 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship) and 1 blitz events (including 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool A) recently. His peak of 2637 was reached at age 40 (Jul 2007); he also reached World #60 in Jul 2002 and spent 16 months in American top 10.

Awarded GM in 2001 (age 34).

Current rating

2428

Standard

Rpd2465·Blz2428

All-time high

2637

−209 pts below
Jul 2007 · age 40

Activity

59

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

88 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 1%

#70 · American players · of 5,026
16 months in National top 10 (2001–2008)

Career timeline

26 entries
2025
20th 55-60 player worldwide
at age 58 · rated 2483
Apr 2025
2022
Re-crossed 2500
at age 55
Jul 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2500
at age 54
Dec 2021
2020
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2528 → returned at 2532
Apr 2020
2018
9th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 51 · rated 2584
Aug 2018
2014
Re-crossed 2500
at age 47
Nov 2014

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S50
perf 2503 (+82) · 5/7 · #31
Top opponent
vs Vladimir AkopianGM 2,586
2025 US Senior Championship · Jul 2025 · +1.5 Elo
Evolution
-50
2478 → 2428
Tournaments
10
77 games
Score
48.5/ 7763.0%
33W31D13L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsIllya NyzhnykGM2,544·2025 U.S. Masters·R8·+6.0
2.[W]vsAlexander GoldinGM2,541·2025 US Senior Championship·R9·+5.9
3.[W]vsGregory KaidanovGM2,505·2025 US Senior Championship·R3·+5.4
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsBenjamin MoonFM2,220·2025 U.S. Masters·R2·-8.1
2.[L]vsCarl BoorFM2,235·34th Annual King's Island Open - Major·R5·-7.9
3.[L]vsAleksa PetrovicFM2,257·GM Mix 12 Fantastico 10-15. jan 2026 SENTA·R4·-7.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

10 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S50
Team
Apr 20265/7#312503+7.3
The Atlantic City Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20265/8#402288-11.7
GM Mix 13 Fantastico 17-22. jan 2026 SENTA
Open Swiss
Jan 20265.5/9#52413-5.9
GM Mix 12 Fantastico 10-15. jan 2026 SENTA
Open Swiss
Jan 20264.5/9#282237-25.6
GM Mix 11 Fantastico 3-8. jan 2026 SENTA
Open Swiss
Jan 20265.5/9#152420-5.1
2025 U.S. Masters
Open Swiss
Nov 20256.5/9#82504+5.5
34th Annual King's Island Open - Major
Open Swiss
Nov 20253/5#102174-13.7
2025 Ohio Chess Congress
Swiss
Aug 20252.5/3#112563+3.4
2025 US Senior Championship
Round-Robin
Jul 20255.5/9#22545+9.3
11th Cesme International Open Chess Tournament - A
Open Swiss
Jun 20255.5/9#282367-12.2
Worst Elo result: GM Mix 12 Fantastico 10-15. jan 2026 SENTA (-25.6 Elo, finished #28).

Most-Played Opponents

vsAleksandr LendermanGM
🇺🇸USA·2462
+6 −2 =6
14 games·last met Jan 2018
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vsSergey KudrinGM
🇺🇸USA·2298
+3 −4 =7
14 games·last met Dec 2013
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vsGregory KaidanovGM
🇺🇸USA·2492
+6 −3 =4
13 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsBryan SmithGM
🇺🇸USA·2367
+5 −2 =6
13 games·last met Jul 2023
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vsJaan EhlvestGM
🇺🇸USA·2534
+1 −2 =10
13 games·last met Aug 2022
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Rankings

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United States of America
#70
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#148
in continent
World
#1,259
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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2,792
1
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2,792
3
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2,753
4
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2,742
5
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
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.
2,696
7
🇺🇸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
...
70🇺🇸Shabalov, Alexander2,428
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
1
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
4
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,742
5
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
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.
2,696
7
🇺🇸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
...
148🇺🇸Shabalov, Alexander2,428
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸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.
2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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1259🇺🇸Shabalov, Alexander2,428