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Lenderman, Aleksandr
GM🇺🇸FIDE 2021285· Male· United States of America· Born in 1989
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Aleksandr Lenderman, a 37-year-old American Grandmaster, is rated 2462 and sitting in the top 1% of American players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2450 and 2500 for 20 months. 52 rated games in the past year (≈74/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 NY Marshall Winter Invitational - Six Day GM B, 109th Edward Lasker Memorial - Marshall Chess Club Championship, and 2025 November Marshall Premier FIDE - Open. Also played 4 blitz events (including Marshall FIDE Blitz 52) recently. His peak of 2654 was reached at age 30 (Aug 2019, World #97 at the time).
Awarded GM in 2010 (age 21), IM in 2005 (age 16), and FM in 2004 (age 15). At junior level, he reached World #26 in U20, World #36 in U18, World #17 in U16 and World #22 in U14.
Current rating
2462
Standard
Rpd2604·Blz2610
All-time high
2654
−192 pts below
Aug 2019 · age 30
Aug 2019 · age 30
Activity
52
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
52 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#57 · American players · of 4,932
Career timeline
25 entries2019
Peak World rank: #97
at age 30 · rated 2654
Aug 2019
Peak American rank: #10
at age 30 · rated 2654
Aug 2019
Crossed 2650
at age 30
Aug 2019
All-time peak 2654
at age 30 · −192 from today
Aug 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2600
at age 29
May 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2600
at age 28
Nov 2017
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+7
2455 → 2462
Tournaments
6
43 games
Score
30/ 4369.8%
21W18D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 5/9 | #5 | 2415 | -5.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/7 | #13 | 2132 | -17.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/4 | #2 | 2962 | +7.5 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 6.5/9 | #1 | 2592 | +15.9 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/5 | #3 | 2374 | +0.8 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #3 | 2501 | +5.9 |
Worst Elo result: 109th Edward Lasker Memorial - Marshall Chess Club Championship (-17.8 Elo, finished #13).
Most-Played Opponents
vsJay BoninIM
🇺🇸USA·2079
+16 −4 =6
26 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsJustin SarkarIM
🇺🇸USA·2277
+15 −0 =6
21 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsAleksandr OstrovskiyIM
🇺🇸USA·2356
+13 −2 =5
20 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsMaxim DlugyGM
🇺🇸USA·2496
+9 −4 =5
18 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsMark ParaguaGM
🇵🇭PHI·2410
+5 −4 =7
16 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
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United States of America
#57
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#109
in continent
World
#896
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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