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Betaneli, Alexander

FM🇺🇸

FIDEFIDE 2012359· Male· United States of America· Born in 1975

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Alexander Betaneli, a 51-year-old American FIDE Master, is rated 2209 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +45 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent appearance: World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 50. His peak of 2318 was reached at age 33 (Oct 2008).

Awarded FM in 2008 (age 33).

Current rating

2209

Standard

Rpd2243·Blz2181

All-time high

2318

−109 pts below
Oct 2008 · age 33

Activity

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 4%

#7,672 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

20 entries
2026
10th American 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2209
May 2026
2025
9th American 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2209
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 50
Dec 2025
2020
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2185 → returned at 2187
Feb 2020
2018
6th American 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 2272
Oct 2018
2016
Re-crossed 2200
at age 41
Feb 2016

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 50
perf 2313 (+104) · 6.5/11 · #44
Top opponent
vs Mark Van der WerfIM 2,395
World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 50 · Oct 2025 · +4.9 Elo
Evolution
+45
2164 → 2209
Tournaments
1
11 games
Score
6.5/ 1159.1%
4W5D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 50
Open Swiss
Oct 20256.5/11#442313+45.2

Most-Played Opponents

vsErik SantariusIM
🇺🇸USA·2326
+0 −0 =10
10 games·last met Aug 2021
View head-to-head →
vsEugene YanaytFM
🇺🇸USA·2125
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Oct 2021
View head-to-head →
vsJustin SarkarIM
🇺🇸USA·2277
+0 −2 =3
5 games·last met Mar 2018
View head-to-head →
vsAtulya ShettyIM
🇺🇸USA·2455
+2 −0 =3
5 games·last met Aug 2016
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
United States of America
#262
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#825
in continent
World
#7,672
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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4
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5
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6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
...
262🇺🇸Betaneli, Alexander2,209
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
...
825🇺🇸Betaneli, Alexander2,209
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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5
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6
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7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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7672🇺🇸Betaneli, Alexander2,209