Babanov, Aleksandr
FIDE 24117412· Male· FIDE (no federation)· Born in 1960
Aleksandr Babanov, a 66-year-old player, is rated 1778. He has slipped back 48 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include IPCA Russia Champ. 2026, IPCA Asian Chess Championship for People with Physical Disabilities (Standard), and Goa Purple - 24th World IPCA Individual Chess Championship 2025 (Specially Abled) Standard. Also played 4 rapid (including Goa Purple - 24th World IPCA Individual Chess Championship 2025 (Specially Abled) - Rapid) and 4 blitz events (including Carnival Open,Tournament A Blitz) recently. He had 5 career breaks: 17 months (2007–2008), 85 months (2008–2015), 23 months (2015–2017), 23 months (2017–2019) and 15 months (2022–2024). His peak of 2144 was reached at age 46 (Jul 2006); he also reached #65 nationally in Jan 2009.
Competes for FIDE (no federation) since Jun 2022.
Current rating
1778
Standard
All-time high
2144
Jul 2006 · age 46
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#83,194
Career timeline
20 entriesStandard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/8 | #25 | 1805 | -1.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #5 | 1725 | -11.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/8 | #28 | 1708 | -35.4 |
Rankings
National ranking
Europe & World
| 1 | 2,710 | |
| 2 | 2,682 | |
| 3 | 2,650 | |
| 4 | 2,625 | |
| 5 | 2,620 | |
| 6 | 2,599 | |
| 7 | 2,597 | |
| 8 | 2,594 | |
| 9 | 2,593 | |
| 10 | 2,590 | |
| ... | ||
| 379 | 1,778 | |
| 1 | 2,710 | |
| 2 | 2,682 | |
| 3 | 2,650 | |
| 4 | 2,625 | |
| 5 | 2,620 | |
| 6 | 2,599 | |
| 7 | 2,597 | |
| 8 | 2,594 | |
| 9 | 2,593 | |
| 10 | 2,590 | |
| ... | ||
| 395 | 1,778 | |
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