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Stripunsky, Alexander
GM🇺🇸FIDE 2015315· Male· United States of America· Born in 1970
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Alexander Stripunsky, a 56-year-old American Grandmaster, is rated 2476 and sitting in the top 1% of American players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2450 and 2500 for 6 years. 14 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent appearances: 58th annual Liberty Bell Open - Major and NJSCF 140th Anniversary Commemorative Tournament. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2022–2023) and 32 months (2023–2025). His peak of 2597 was reached at age 36 (Oct 2006, World #138 at the time).
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 31).
Current rating
2476
Standard
Rpd2581·Blz2544
All-time high
2597
−121 pts below
Oct 2006 · age 36
Oct 2006 · age 36
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 1%
#53 · American players · of 4,932
Career timeline
17 entries2026
18th 55-60 player worldwide
at age 56 · rated 2476
Apr 2026
2025
30th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 55 · rated 2479
Dec 2025
2023
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 2486 → returned at 2479
Feb 2023
2022
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2493 → returned at 2486
Jan 2022
2016
20th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 46 · rated 2552
Jun 2016
2011
18th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 41 · rated 2578
Mar 2011
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-10
2486 → 2476
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
8.5/ 1460.7%
5W7D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/5 | #31 | 2333 | -3.0 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 4.5/9 | #8 | 2423 | -7.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJay BoninIM
🇺🇸USA·2079
+11 −0 =5
16 games·last met Jan 2018
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vsAleksandr LendermanGM
🇺🇸USA·2462
+1 −8 =2
11 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsMikheil KekelidzeGM
🇬🇪GEO·2385
+4 −6 =1
11 games·last met Jun 2014
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vsCarlos Enrique Mena CrespoFM
🇨🇺CUB
+5 −2 =3
10 games·last met Sep 2014
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vsAlexander IvanovGM
🇺🇸USA·2377
+3 −3 =3
9 games·last met Aug 2017
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Rankings
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United States of America
#53
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#96
in continent
World
#771
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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