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Averbukh, Alex

CM🇯🇵

FIDEFIDE 2028255· Male· Japan· Born in 1982

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Alex Averbukh, a 44-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 2124 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +27 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent appearances: Japan Open 2025(Master Category) and Japan Chess Classic 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including Japan Rapid Chess Championship 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 17 months (2006–2007), 44 months (2007–2011) and 13 months (2011–2012). His peak of 2223 was reached at age 34 (Sep 2016); he also reached #6 nationally in Dec 2012 and spent 132 months in top 10, with a longest streak of 6 consecutive years.

Competes for Japan since May 2012. Awarded CM in 2016 (age 34).

Current rating

2124

Standard

Rpd2124·Blz

All-time high

2223

99 pts below
Sep 2016 · age 34

Activity

19

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 6%

#13,301 · players worldwide · of 218,279
132 months in National top 10 (2006–2024)

Career timeline

18 entries
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 43
Oct 2025
2024
132 months in national top 10
longest streak 73 months · since Apr 2006
Nov 2024
2023
1st 40-45 player nationally
at age 41 · rated 2166
Jul 2023
2016
CM title awardedCM
at age 34
Nov 2016
All-time peak 2223
at age 34 · −99 from today
Sep 2016
100 career games
at age 34
Sep 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
Japan Open 2025(Master Category)
perf 2229 (+103) · 5/9 · #13
Top opponent
vs Muxi Chen 2,189
Japan Open 2025(Master Category) · Sep 2025 · +11.8 Elo
Evolution
+27
20972124
Tournaments
3
25 games
Score
15.5/ 2562.0%
13W5D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
May 20265.5/9#122111-1.8
Open Swiss
Sep 20255/9#132229+28.8
Open Swiss
Jul 20255/7#82059+0.2

Most-Played Opponents

Rankings

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Japan
#13
out of 254 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,896
in continent
World
#13,301
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Japan
1
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2,399
2
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2,355
3
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2,314
4
🇯🇵Kojima, ShinyaFollow Shinya KojimaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,309
5
🇯🇵Nanjo, RyosukeFollow Ryosuke NanjoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,294
6
🇯🇵Nakahara, KanFollow Kan NakaharaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,290
7
🇯🇵Matsumura, CocoroFollow Cocoro MatsumuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,225
8
🇯🇵Watanabe, AkiraFollow Akira WatanabeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,206
9
🇯🇵Schweizer, SimonFollow Simon SchweizerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,198
10
🇯🇵Yamada, KoheiFollow Kohei YamadaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,189
...
13🇯🇵Averbukh, Alex2,124
Asia-Pacific
1
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
1
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
3
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
4
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
5
🇮🇳Anand, ViswanathanFollow Viswanathan AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇨🇳Ding, LirenFollow Liren DingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,738
7
🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa RFollow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
8
🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, IanFollow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,733
9
🇮🇳Gukesh DFollow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
10
🇻🇳Le, Quang LiemFollow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,731
...
1896🇯🇵Averbukh, Alex2,124
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
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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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13301🇯🇵Averbukh, Alex2,124