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Smirnov, Anton
GM🇦🇺INACTIVE · since September 2022FIDE 3208923· Male· Australia· Born in 2001
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Anton Smirnov, a 25-year-old Australian Grandmaster, is rated 2586 — just 18 short of his peak of 2604 (Jan 2020, age 19) and ranked 1st among Australian players, and 199th worldwide. He plays around 51 rated games per year and took a 15-month break between May 2021 and Sep 2022. Also played 1 rapid and 3 blitz events (including 2026 Australian Blitz Championship) recently. He reached World #204 in Aug 2022 and has been Australian #1 for 64 months and counting (5 consecutive years on his current run).
Awarded GM in 2017 (age 16), IM in 2014 (age 13), and FM in 2013 (age 12). At junior level, he reached World #1 in U12, World #5 in U20, World #4 in U18, World #3 in U16, World #2 in U14, World #3 in U10 and World #2 in U8.
Current rating
2586
Standard
Rpd2518·Blz2604
All-time high
2604
−18 pts below
Jan 2020 · age 19
Jan 2020 · age 19
Activity
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classical only
Signature stat
#1
#1 · Australian players · of 1,854
#1 nationally since Aug 2018
#1 nationally since Aug 2018
Career timeline
27 entries2026
64 months in National #1 (ongoing)
longest streak 61 months · since Feb 2018
May 2026
2022
Inactive for 43 months
paused at 2586 → still inactive
Sep 2022
Peak World rank: #204
at age 21 · rated 2600
Aug 2022
2021
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2600 → returned at 2586
May 2021
5th U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2602
Apr 2021
Re-crossed 2600
at age 20
Apr 2021
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
2586 → 2586
Last 12 months — tournaments
0 eventsMost-Played Opponents
vsMax IllingworthGM
🇦🇺AUS·2493
+4 −10 =10
24 games·last met Jul 2018
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vsBobby ChengGM
🇦🇺AUS·2571
+7 −5 =7
19 games·last met Apr 2021
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vsJames MorrisIM
🇦🇺AUS·2423
+8 −2 =6
16 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsChristopher WallisFM
🇦🇺AUS·2191
+7 −3 =4
14 games·last met Dec 2018
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vsClive NgFM
🇦🇺AUS·2014
+9 −0 =4
13 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings
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Australia
#1
out of 2,392 players
Asia-Pacific
#1
in continent
World
#236
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
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