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Plotnikov, Alexander
🇷🇺FIDE 24292583· Male· Russia· Born in 2005
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Alexander Plotnikov, a 21-year-old Russian player, is rated 1907 — just 30 short of his peak of 1937 (Nov 2022, age 17). He is on a steady climb with +52 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent appearances: Championship SFO 2026. Men and First League Altay Region Championship 2026. Also played 8 rapid (including Kur Memorial_Rapid Grand-Prix of Russia 2026) and 8 blitz events (including Kur Memorial_Blitz Grand-Prix of Russia 2026) recently. He took a 17-month break between Aug 2024 and Feb 2026.
At junior level, he reached #97 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1907
Standard
Rpd2017·Blz1984
All-time high
1937
−30 pts below
Nov 2022 · age 17
Nov 2022 · age 17
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#46,408
#46,408 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
97th Russian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1855
Oct 2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1855 → returned at 1878
Aug 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 19
Mar 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2024
2022
Re-crossed 1800
at age 17
Nov 2022
All-time peak 1937
at age 17 · −30 from today
Nov 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+52
1855 → 1907
Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
11/ 1764.7%
9W4D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/7 | #20 | 2184 | +29.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/9 | #2 | 1951 | +22.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVitaly BoiarintsevFM
🇷🇺RUS·2213
+1 −23 =4
28 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsAlexander Dronov
🇷🇺RUS·1962
+5 −15 =4
24 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsRostislav Marchuk
🇷🇺RUS·2103
+6 −12 =5
23 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsArtur Sukhov
🇷🇺RUS·2022
+4 −10 =8
22 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsMichail GaydymFM
🇷🇺RUS·2337
+7 −13 =1
21 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
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Russia
#1,225
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,479
in continent
World
#46,407
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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