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Cherniaev, Alexander

GM🇬🇧

FIDEFIDE 4117301· Male· England· Born in 1969

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Alexander Cherniaev, a 57-year-old English Grandmaster, is rated 2275 and sitting in the top 3% of English players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has slipped back 33 Elo over the past 12 months. 39 rated games in the past year (≈62/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Champions League 2025_Ivi Grand Prix Chess III, V.Korchnoi Memorial 2025 Standard, and ZuerichSee Amateur General Open 2025. His peak of 2509 was reached at age 33 (Jul 2002, World #476 at the time).

Competes for England since Jul 2022. Awarded GM in 2004 (age 35) and IM in 2001 (age 32).

Current rating

2275

Standard

Rpd2299·Blz2603

All-time high

2509

234 pts below
Jul 2002 · age 33

Activity

42

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 3%

#76 · English players · of 2,574

Career timeline

26 entries
2025
6th English 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2306
Mar 2025
2022
Switched federation: FID → ENG
at age 53
Jul 2022
Switched federation: RUS → FID
at age 53
Apr 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2400
at age 52
Dec 2021
2020
74th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 51 · rated 2438
Oct 2020
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2438 → returned at 2422
Apr 2020

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
Biel Chess Festival 2025 - WT2
perf 2372 (+79) · 4.5/5 · #1
Top opponent
vs Alan B MerryIM 2,403
2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 9-11 · May 2026 · +1.8 Elo
Evolution
-14
22892275
Tournaments
6
33 games
Score
21/ 3363.6%
14W14D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team
May 20261/1#693005+4.1
Team
May 20261/2#762357+2.4
Open Swiss
Nov 20255/10#262290+3.5
Open Swiss
Aug 20254.5/9#1061973-32.8
Open Swiss
Jul 20255/6#32324+3.5
Open Swiss
Jul 20254.5/5#12372+3.5
Worst Elo result: V.Korchnoi Memorial 2025 Standard (-32.8 Elo, finished #106).

Most-Played Opponents

Rankings

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England
#76
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#3,323
in continent
World
#4,930
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
England
1
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2,666
2
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2,665
3
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2,639
4
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2,622
5
🇬🇧McShane, Luke JFollow Luke J McShaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
6
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2,594
7
🇬🇧Fernandez, Daniel HowardFollow Daniel Howard FernandezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,539
8
🇬🇧Wadsworth, Matthew JFollow Matthew J WadsworthTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,516
9
🇬🇧Nunn, John D MFollow John D M NunnTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,512
10
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2,506
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76🇬🇧Cherniaev, Alexander2,275
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
7
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
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2,713
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3323🇬🇧Cherniaev, Alexander2,275
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
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4930🇬🇧Cherniaev, Alexander2,275