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Gorbatov, Alexej
IM🇷🇺FIDE 4111834· Male· Russia· Born in 1961
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Alexej Gorbatov, a 65-year-old Russian International Master, is rated 2293 and sitting in the top 3% of Russian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2290 and 2353 over the past 2 years. 26 rated games in the past year (≈41/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Aeroflot Open 2026, Russian Chess Crown standard A, and Senior Men Russian Championship 2025. Also played 18 rapid (including Championship of the Moscow region rapid 2025) and 19 blitz events (including Russian Chess Crown blitz C) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 29 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 19 months (2022–2024). His peak of 2448 was reached at age 42 (Jan 2003).
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 40).
Current rating
2293
Standard
Rpd2149·Blz2128
All-time high
2448
−155 pts below
Jan 2003 · age 42
Jan 2003 · age 42
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#184 · Russian players · of 6,953
Career timeline
22 entries2025
1,000 career games
at age 64
Jan 2025
2024
79th 60-65 player worldwide
at age 63 · rated 2349
Dec 2024
2022
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2345 → returned at 2353
Aug 2022
2020
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 2356 → returned at 2345
Feb 2020
2018
73rd 55-60 player worldwide
at age 57 · rated 2409
Jul 2018
Best 12-month gain (+49 Elo)
2360 → 2409
May 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-23
2316 → 2293
Tournaments
4
35 games
Score
17.5/ 3550.0%
10W15D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #35 | 2300 | +2.9 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/8 | #157 | 2158 | -15.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #65 | 2312 | +1.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEvgeni DragomarezkijIM
🇷🇺RUS·2219
+18 −52 =21
91 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsYury Panteleev
🇷🇺RUS·2260
+31 −17 =12
60 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsVadim AfanasievFM
🇷🇺RUS·2258
+27 −24 =9
60 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsEvgeny Kambur
🇷🇺RUS·2058
+9 −32 =7
48 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsKirill KozionovIM
🇷🇺RUS·2434
+4 −22 =18
44 games·last met Aug 2024
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Rankings
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Russia
#184
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#812
in continent
World
#4,338
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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