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Postnikov, Albert
CM🇷🇺FIDE 34264566· Male· Russia· Born in 2008
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Albert Postnikov, a 18-year-old Russian Candidate Master, is rated 2264 and ranked 15th among Russian players under 18, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2095 and 2237 over the past 2 years. 85 rated games in the past year (≈56/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sakha Republic Head's Cup - Stage of Russia Cup 2026, Russian Championship B19 2026, and Sakha Chmp. 2025 Men. Also played 4 rapid (including Sakha Republic Head's Cup Rapid 2026) and 8 blitz events (including Blitz Grand Prix of Russia 2025) recently.
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 17). At junior level, he reached #15, #14, #51 and #49 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2264
Standard
Rpd2279·Blz2198
All-time high
2264
at best
Jun 2026 · age 18
Jun 2026 · age 18
Activity
85
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
85 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#15
#15 · Russian players under 18 · of 701
Career timeline
17 entries2026
500 career games
at age 18
May 2026
15th Russian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2237
Jan 2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 18
Jan 2026
All-time peak 2237
at age 18 · −33 from today
Jan 2026
2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 17
Sep 2025
Crossed 2200
at age 17
May 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+117
2147 → 2264
Tournaments
10
86 games
Score
56/ 8665.1%
42W28D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #7 | 2341 | +60.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #10 | 2150 | -23.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #15 | 2214 | -9.2 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 8.5/11 | #1 | 2249 | +62.7 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 4/7 | #12 | 2270 | +40.3 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7.5/8 | #1 | 2291 | -5.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/5 | #1 | 2263 | +22.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #9 | 2139 | +1.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/9 | #37 | 2050 | -39.9 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #25 | 2160 | +8.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVladislav ZhirkovCM
🇷🇺RUS·2164
+2 −4 =13
19 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsNikolai Kapitonov
🇷🇺RUS·2040
+10 −5 =1
16 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsArseniy Chumaevskiy
🇷🇺RUS·2149
+4 −7 =4
15 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsAleksandr Lukich Ivanov
🇷🇺RUS·2044
+10 −1 =3
14 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsArtur Vasiliev
🇷🇺RUS·2060
+9 −2 =2
13 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Russia
#231
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#947
in continent
World
#5,317
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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