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Kanter, Eduard
IM🇷🇺FIDE 4103963· Male· Russia· Born in 1969
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Eduard Kanter, a 57-year-old Russian International Master, is rated 2287 and sitting in the top 3% of Russian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent appearance: Magnezit Group Cup 2025. Also played 9 rapid (including UAE Teams Cup Open Tournament) and 6 blitz events (including Ramadan Blitz Teams Chess Tournament 2026) recently. He took a 21-month break between Aug 2021 and Jun 2023. His peak of 2429 was reached at age 42 (Jan 2011).
Awarded IM in 2010 (age 41).
Current rating
2287
Standard
Rpd2128·Blz2160
All-time high
2429
−142 pts below
Jan 2011 · age 42
Jan 2011 · age 42
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#193 · Russian players · of 6,953
Career timeline
18 entries2025
9th Russian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2309
May 2025
2021
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2367 → returned at 2356
Aug 2021
2020
12th Russian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2384
Oct 2020
2019
17th Russian 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2392
Jun 2019
2016
500 career games
at age 47
Sep 2016
2014
Re-crossed 2400
at age 45
Aug 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-7
2294 → 2287
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
10.5/ 1858.3%
7W7D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #16 | 2281 | +2.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #42 | 2193 | -8.7 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlexey Smirnov
🇷🇺RUS·2363
+3 −1 =8
12 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsVitaly ShinkevichIM
🇷🇺RUS·2372
+1 −2 =7
10 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsViktor Orekhov
🇷🇺RUS·2138
+5 −2 =3
10 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsMaxim RudometovFM
🇷🇺RUS·2188
+6 −1 =3
10 games·last met Jul 2022
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vsViorel IordachescuGM
🇲🇩MDA·2558
+1 −7 =1
9 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
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Russia
#193
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#843
in continent
World
#4,505
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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