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Erenburg, Sergey
GM🇺🇸FIDE 2805642· Male· United States of America· Born in 1983
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Sergey Erenburg, a 43-year-old American Grandmaster, is rated 2481 and ranked 49th among American players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2450 and 2500 for 10 months. 58 rated games in the past year (≈47/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 3rd Central Virginia Open, 2026 Spring Southeastern FIDE - Championship, and 2026 Charlotte February Open - Championship. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 North Carolina Open - Blitz Championship) recently. He took a 43-month break between Dec 2019 and Aug 2023 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2637 was reached at age 29 (Dec 2012, World #122 at the time).
Competes for United States of America since Jan 2013. Awarded GM in 2004 (age 21), IM in 2002 (age 19), and FM in 2001 (age 18). At junior level, he reached World #24 in U20 and World #23 in U18.
Current rating
2481
Standard
Rpd2471·Blz2520
All-time high
2637
−156 pts below
Dec 2012 · age 29
Dec 2012 · age 29
Activity
38
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
58 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#49
#49 · American players · of 4,931
Career timeline
22 entries2025
49th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 42 · rated 2510
Apr 2025
2019
Inactive for 43 months
paused at 2559 → returned at 2548
Dec 2019
2018
1,000 career games
at age 35
Aug 2018
2014
Re-crossed 2600
at age 31
Dec 2014
2013
Peak American rank: #8
at age 30 · rated 2637
Jan 2013
Peak World rank: #122
at age 30 · rated 2637
Jan 2013
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-23
2504 → 2481
Tournaments
9
55 games
Score
42/ 5576.4%
37W10D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/4 | #4 | 2947 | +2.9 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/5 | #3 | 2442 | +0.1 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/5 | #2 | 2488 | +3.7 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/5 | #2 | 2444 | +3.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2197 | -1.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/9 | #23 | 2500 | +5.9 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/7 | #15 | 2108 | -19.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/5 | #1 | 2971 | +7.7 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #45 | 2252 | -27.1 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAleksandr LendermanGM
🇺🇸USA·2462
+3 −1 =7
11 games·last met Dec 2018
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vsBryan SmithGM
🇺🇸USA·2367
+5 −2 =4
11 games·last met Nov 2018
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vsAlexander ShabalovGM
🇺🇸USA·2421
+6 −1 =3
10 games·last met Oct 2018
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vsPraveen BalakrishnanGM
🇺🇸USA·2500
+7 −0 =3
10 games·last met Aug 2018
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vsJustin SarkarIM
🇺🇸USA·2277
+3 −0 =6
9 games·last met Feb 2019
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Rankings
/
United States of America
#49
out of 5,411 players
Americas
#91
in continent
World
#733
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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