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Krush, Irina
GM🇺🇸FIDE 2012782· Female· United States of America· Born in 1983
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Irina Krush, a 43-year-old American Grandmaster, is rated 2401 and ranked 4th among American women, and in the top 1% worldwide. She is progressing steadily with +25 Elo over the past 12 months. 46 rated games in the past year (≈59/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The American Cup 2026 - Women's Champions Bracket, FIDE World Women`s Team Championship 2025, and 2025 Mona Karff Memorial - Marshall Chess Club Women's Championship. Also played 3 rapid (including FIDE Women's World Rapid Championship 2025) and 4 blitz events (including The American Cup 2026 - Blitz) recently. Her peak of 2502 was reached at age 30 (Oct 2013); she also reached American #42 in Jan 2011.
Awarded GM in 2013 (age 30), WGM in 2003 (age 20), IM in 2001 (age 18), and WIM in 2001 (age 18). At junior level, she reached World #42 in U20 and World #44 in U18.
Current rating
2401
Standard
Rpd2343·Blz2210
All-time high
2502
−101 pts below
Oct 2013 · age 30
Oct 2013 · age 30
Activity
52
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
46 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#4
#4 · American women · of 445
Career timeline
20 entries2025
7th American 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2402
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 2400
at age 42
Dec 2025
2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2429 → returned at 2421
Mar 2020
2014
1,000 career games
at age 31
Nov 2014
Re-crossed 2500
at age 31
Jan 2014
2013
GM title awardedGM
at age 30 · 84th FIDE Congress 2013
Dec 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best result
2025 Mona Karff Memorial - Marshall Chess Club Women's Championshipperf 2761 (+359) · 5/5 · #1
Evolution
+25
2376 → 2401
Tournaments
6
42 games
Score
26.5/ 4263.1%
20W13D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Knockout | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | QF | 2366 | -1.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/4 | #40 | 2385 | -0.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/5 | #1 | 2761 | +6.9 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 7/11 | #3 | 2435 | +7.5 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 7/11 | #7 | 2511 | +22.3 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #98 | 2360 | -1.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlice LeeIM
🇺🇸USA·2415
+13 −9 =11
33 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsAnna ZatonskihIM
🇺🇸USA·2318
+11 −4 =11
26 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsHarika DronavalliGM
🇮🇳IND·2466
+7 −2 =16
25 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsTatev AbrahamyanIM
🇺🇸USA·2366
+14 −6 =3
23 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsJay BoninIM
🇺🇸USA·2078
+11 −2 =4
17 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
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United States of America
#89
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#192
in continent
World
#1,647
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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