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Kostin, Alexey
IM🇷🇺FIDE 4120736· Male· Russia· Born in 1977
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Alexey Kostin, a 49-year-old Russian International Master, is rated 2148 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2148 and 2211 over the past 2 years. 22 rated games in the past year (≈41/year long-term). Recent appearances: Voronezh City Championship 2026 and A.A. Filin Memorial 2025. Also played 4 rapid (including "Peter the Great" Russia Rapid Grand Prix Stage 2025) and 4 blitz events (including "Peter the Great" Russia Blitz Grand Prix Stage 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2001–2002) and 39 months (2021–2025). His peak of 2434 was reached at age 30 (Jul 2007).
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 24).
Current rating
2148
Standard
Rpd2106·Blz2011
All-time high
2434
−286 pts below
Jul 2007 · age 30
Jul 2007 · age 30
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#11,372 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
23 entries2025
25th Russian 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 2196
May 2025
1,000 career games
at age 48
Apr 2025
2021
Inactive for 39 months
paused at 2211 → returned at 2196
Dec 2021
2018
47th Russian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2301
Apr 2018
Best 12-month gain (+53 Elo)
2248 → 2301
Mar 2018
Re-crossed 2300
at age 41
Mar 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-10
2158 → 2148
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
5/ 771.4%
4W2D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/6 | #15 | 2144 | -10.1 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDmitry ChuprikovFM
🇷🇺RUS·2266
+2 −3 =30
35 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsDmitrij RodinIM
🇷🇺RUS·2285
+4 −9 =20
33 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsSergei ChekhovIM
🇷🇺RUS·2443
+6 −4 =15
25 games·last met Mar 2016
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vsSergey ShtykaFM
🇷🇺RUS·2154
+9 −6 =9
24 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsVladimir Provkin
🇷🇺RUS·1867
+9 −4 =10
23 games·last met Jul 2021
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Rankings
/
Russia
#404
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,677
in continent
World
#11,372
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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