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Katz, Alexander
IM🇺🇸FIDE 2039796· Male· United States of America· Born in 1996
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Alexander Katz, a 30-year-old American International Master, is rated 2397 and sitting in the top 2% of American players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +24 Elo over the past 12 months. 65 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include V Open Chess Menorca 2026, X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A, and 58th annual Liberty Bell Open - Major. Also played 2 rapid (including 2025 Marshall Chess Club Rapid Championship) and 6 blitz events (including V Blitz Chess Menorca 2026) recently. His peak of 2470 was reached at age 27 (Feb 2023, American #52 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2014 (age 18). Earned a GM norm at Winter 1000GM Bay Area GM Norm Invitational 2022. At junior level, he reached World #37 in U14 and #11, #16 and #10 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2397
Standard
Rpd2348·Blz2403
All-time high
2470
−73 pts below
Feb 2023 · age 27
Feb 2023 · age 27
Activity
55
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
56 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#91 · American players · of 5,026
Career timeline
20 entries2024
500 career games
at age 28
Apr 2024
2023
Peak American rank: #52
at age 27 · rated 2470
Feb 2023
All-time peak 2470
at age 27 · −73 from today
Feb 2023
2021
Re-crossed 2400
at age 25
Oct 2021
Re-crossed 2400
at age 25
Jul 2021
2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2400 → returned at 2398
Feb 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+42
2355 → 2397
Tournaments
6
47 games
Score
30.5/ 4764.9%
22W17D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/8 | #119 | 2435 | +8.3 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #29 | 2520 | +18.1 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #34 | 2197 | -2.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/7 | #22 | 2521 | +15.6 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 4/9 | #7 | 2357 | +0.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #21 | 2358 | +2.3 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNico ChasinGM
🇺🇸USA·2490
+5 −4 =3
12 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsJianchao ZhouGM
🇺🇸USA·2612
+0 −7 =2
9 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsMykola BortnykIM
🇺🇦UKR·2440
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsJay BoninIM
🇺🇸USA·2078
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsTanitoluwa AdewumiIM
🇺🇸USA·2471
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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United States of America
#91
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#200
in continent
World
#1,726
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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