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Raetsky, Alexander

Raetsky, Alexander

GM

FIDEFIDE 4103203· Male· FIDE (no federation)· Born in 1961

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Alexander Raetsky, a 65-year-old Grandmaster, is rated 2283 and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 10 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈44/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Senior Men Russian Championship 2025, World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 50, and 23rd ASEAN AGE GROUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (SENIORS S50_W50_S65 Open). Also played 2 rapid events (including JERUSALEM OPEN 2025) recently. His peak of 2465 was reached at age 51 (Jan 2012); he also reached #11 nationally in Jul 2001.

Competes for FIDE (no federation) since Nov 2022. Awarded GM in 2005 (age 44) and IM in 2001 (age 40).

Current rating

2283

Standard

Rpd2238·Blz2175

All-time high

2465

−182 pts below
Jan 2012 · age 51

Activity

27

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 2%

#4,643 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

21 entries
2022
Switched federation: RUS → FID
at age 61
Nov 2022
58th 60-65 player worldwide
at age 61 · rated 2384
May 2022
2019
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 2386 → returned at 2384
Dec 2019
91st 55-60 player worldwide
at age 58 · rated 2404
Aug 2019
1,000 career games
at age 58
Aug 2019
Re-crossed 2400
at age 58
Jul 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Pavel KotsurGM 2,491
World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 50 · Oct 2025 · +2.7 Elo
Evolution
-24
2307 → 2283
Tournaments
4
36 games
Score
20.5/ 3656.9%
12W17D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S65
Team
Apr 20263.5/7#1432296+1.4
Senior Men Russian Championship 2025
Swiss
Nov 20255.5/9#112225-7.3
World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 50
Open Swiss
Oct 20256/11#562235-7.7
23rd ASEAN AGE GROUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (SENIORS S50_W50_S65 Open)
Swiss
Jul 20255.5/8#72263-9.9

Most-Played Opponents

vsEvgenij KaleginIM
🇷🇺RUS·2282
+2 −5 =4
11 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsSergey PozinIM
🇷🇺RUS·2216
+2 −3 =4
9 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsYuri S BalashovGM
🇷🇺RUS·2376
+2 −3 =4
9 games·last met May 2024
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vsAlexandr P. ProvotorovIM
🇷🇺RUS·2175
+4 −1 =3
8 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsYuriy V Isaev
FID·2126
+1 −2 =5
8 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings

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FIDE (no federation)
#96
out of 953 players
Special
#96
in continent
World
#4,643
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
FIDE (no federation)
1
Andreikin, DmitryFollow Dmitry AndreikinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,710
2
Svidler, PeterFollow Peter SvidlerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,682
3
Murzin, VolodarFollow Volodar MurzinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,650
4
Grebnev, AlekseyFollow Aleksey GrebnevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,625
5
Khanin, SemenFollow Semen KhaninTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,599
6
Malakhov, VladimirFollow Vladimir MalakhovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
6
Nesterov, ArseniyFollow Arseniy NesterovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
8
Paravyan, DavidFollow David ParavyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,593
9
Rakhmanov, AleksandrFollow Aleksandr RakhmanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,590
10
Najer, EvgeniyFollow Evgeniy NajerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,583
...
96Raetsky, Alexander2,283
Special
1
Andreikin, DmitryFollow Dmitry AndreikinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,710
2
Svidler, PeterFollow Peter SvidlerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,682
3
Murzin, VolodarFollow Volodar MurzinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,650
4
Grebnev, AlekseyFollow Aleksey GrebnevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,625
5
Khanin, SemenFollow Semen KhaninTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,599
6
Malakhov, VladimirFollow Vladimir MalakhovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
6
Nesterov, ArseniyFollow Arseniy NesterovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
8
Paravyan, DavidFollow David ParavyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,593
9
Rakhmanov, AleksandrFollow Aleksandr RakhmanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,590
10
Najer, EvgeniyFollow Evgeniy NajerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,583
...
96Raetsky, Alexander2,283
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
4643Raetsky, Alexander2,283