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Cherniaev, Alexander
GM🇬🇧FIDE 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
Jul 2002 · age 33
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#76 · English players · of 2,574
Career timeline
26 entries2025
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
Evolution
-14
2289 → 2275
Tournaments
6
33 games
Score
21/ 3363.6%
14W14D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #69 | 3005 | +4.1 |
Team | May 2026 | 1/2 | #76 | 2357 | +2.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/10 | #26 | 2290 | +3.5 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #106 | 1973 | -32.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/6 | #3 | 2324 | +3.5 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2372 | +3.5 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPeter G LargeIM
🇬🇧ENG·2154
+20 −4 =14
38 games·last met May 2026
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vsIlya Iyengar
🇬🇧ENG·1976
+31 −1 =1
33 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsSalvatore Pepe
🇬🇧ENG·1631
+31 −0 =0
31 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsBen Keohane
🇬🇧ENG·1988
+29 −1 =1
31 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsErnest Ignatovic
🇱🇹LTU·1812
+19 −2 =1
22 games·last met Jul 2024
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Rankings
/
England
#76
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#3,323
in continent
World
#4,930
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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