Format
GA
Gelman, Alexander
IM🇩🇪FIDE 4118316· Male· Germany· Born in 1976
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Alexander Gelman, a 50-year-old German International Master, is rated 2419 — just 27 short of his peak of 2446 (Jan 2001, age 25) and sitting in the top 1% of German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2400 and 2450 for 18 years. 22 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Landesliga Berlin 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, Lichtenberger Sommer 2025, and Berliner Pokal-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2025. Also played 4 rapid (including 24. Offenes Schnellturnier der Schachfreunde Berlin 1903) and 7 blitz events (including 46. Norddeutsche Blitzschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026) recently. He had 5 career breaks: 83 months (2003–2010), 21 months (2010–2011), 12 months (2012–2013), 74 months (2013–2019) and 70 months (2019–2025, COVID-19 included). He reached German #77 in Apr 2001.
Competes for Germany since Aug 2024. Awarded IM in 2001 (age 25).
Current rating
2419
Standard
Rpd2417·Blz2433
All-time high
2446
−27 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 25
Jan 2001 · age 25
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 1%
#94 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
17 entries2025
82nd 45-50 player worldwide
at age 49 · rated 2410
Nov 2025
2024
Switched federation: FID → GER
at age 48
Aug 2024
Switched federation: RUS → FID
at age 48
Jun 2024
2020
16th German 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2403
Aug 2020
2019
Inactive for 70 months
paused at 2403 → returned at 2406
Sep 2019
2013
Inactive for 74 months
paused at 2410 → returned at 2403
Jun 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+16
2403 → 2419
Tournaments
7
18 games
Score
15.5/ 1886.1%
13W5D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #3 | 2458 | +1.3 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #9 | 3013 | +2.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #18 | 2820 | +0.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #16 | 3019 | +2.5 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #16 | 3052 | +2.9 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 2/2 | #4 | 3004 | +4.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/9 | #8 | 2357 | -0.6 |
Hot streak: 6 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsFlorian Pascal Schmidt
🇩🇪GER·2050
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsPhuc Nhat Nguyen
🇩🇪GER·2039
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsTerry Van der Veen
🇳🇱NED·2087
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsRaphael KrachtFM
🇩🇪GER·2323
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsJonas EilenbergFM
🇩🇪GER·2388
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
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Germany
#94
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#851
in continent
World
#1,368
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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