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Grafkov, Alexandr

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FIDEFIDE 34124346· Male· Russia· Born in 1983

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Alexandr Grafkov, a 43-year-old Russian player, is rated 1855. He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 16 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearances: GM Chess Classic 2026 and NORTH CUP - 2026. He had 4 career breaks: 24 months (2016–2018), 30 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included), 28 months (2022–2025) and 12 months (2025–2026). His peak of 2031 was reached at age 30 (Jun 2013).

Current rating

1855

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2031

−176 pts below
Jun 2013 · age 30

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#60,012

#60,012 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2025
70th Russian 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 1868
Aug 2025
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1868 → returned at 1854
Mar 2025
2022
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1839 → returned at 1868
Oct 2022
2020
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 1883 → returned at 1839
Mar 2020
2016
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1973 → returned at 1963
Apr 2016
2015
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 32
Nov 2015

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
GM Chess Classic 2026
perf 1982 (+128) · 6/9 · #3
Top opponent
vs Nikita Mitin 1,943
GM Chess Classic 2026 · Mar 2026 · +12.5 Elo
Evolution
-13
1868 → 1855
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
11.5/ 1863.9%
7W9D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsNikita Mitin1,943·GM Chess Classic 2026·R6·+12.5
2.[W]vsPavel Kupriyanov1,863·GM Chess Classic 2026·R2·+10.3
3.[W]vsNikita Lyashuk1,828·GM Chess Classic 2026·R7·+9.3
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsLeonid Maksimov1,521·NORTH CUP - 2026·R8·-17.4
2.[L]vsStanislav TsyhanchukIM2,273·GM Chess Classic 2026·R3·-1.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
GM Chess Classic 2026
Round-Robin
Mar 20266/9#31982+27.4
NORTH CUP - 2026
Open Swiss
Feb 20265.5/8#111725-40.6
Worst Elo result: NORTH CUP - 2026 (-40.6 Elo, finished #11).

Rankings

/
Russia
#1,521
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,144
in continent
World
#60,011
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Russia
1
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3
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4
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5
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5
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2,641
7
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8
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9
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10
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1521🇷🇺Grafkov, Alexandr1,855
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,777
1
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2,777
3
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2,761
4
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2,753
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,735
8
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2,733
9
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2,732
10
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2,731
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7144🇷🇺Grafkov, Alexandr1,855
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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60011🇷🇺Grafkov, Alexandr1,855