Chernyavsky, Alexander

Alexander Chernyavsky, a 31-year-old Russian FIDE Master, is rated 2375 — just 9 short of his peak of 2384 (Feb 2019, age 24) and sitting in the top 1% of Russian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +39 Elo over the past 12 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 10th Hanoi GM chess tournament January 2026 - GM, 1st Ninh Binh GM chess tournament 2025, and 4th Blue Chevaliers International Open 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including 1st Bangkok Summer International Chess 2025 - Super Rapid) and 2 blitz events (including 1st Ninh Binh Blitz chess tournament 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2019–2020) and 36 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). He reached Russian #91 in Feb 2026.

Awarded FM in 2014 (age 19). Earned IM norms at Thailand International Chess Open 2023 - ASEAN Chess Series and 10th Hanoi GM chess tournament January 2026 - GM. At junior level, he reached World #79 in U16, World #35 in U14, World #3 in U12 and #22 and #26 nationally in U20 and U18.