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Averbukh, Alex
CM🇯🇵FIDE 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
Sep 2016 · age 34
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#13,301 · players worldwide · of 218,279
132 months in National top 10 (2006–2024)
132 months in National top 10 (2006–2024)
Career timeline
18 entries2025
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
Evolution
+27
2097 → 2124
Tournaments
3
25 games
Score
15.5/ 2562.0%
13W5D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/9 | #12 | 2111 | -1.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/9 | #13 | 2229 | +28.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/7 | #8 | 2059 | +0.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsThanh Tu TranIM
🇯🇵JPN·2399
+2 −7 =1
10 games·last met May 2026
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vsShinya KojimaIM
🇯🇵JPN·2309
+0 −7 =2
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsRyosuke NanjoIM
🇯🇵JPN·2294
+0 −5 =3
8 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsMirai AoshimaFM
🇯🇵JPN·2355
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsMasahiro Furuya
🇯🇵JPN·1976
+5 −0 =2
7 games·last met Jun 2024
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Rankings
/
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
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