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Motylev, Alexander
GM🇷🇴FIDE 4121830· Male· Romania· Born in 1979
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Alexander Motylev, a 47-year-old Romanian Grandmaster, is rated 2550 and ranked 4th among Romanian players, and 312th worldwide. He has slipped back 45 Elo over the past 12 months. 65 rated games in the past year (≈59/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include V Open Chess Menorca 2026, XLVI Open Internacional Ciudad de San Sebastian, and 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Januar 2026. Also played 2 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 2 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2710 was reached at age 30 (Jul 2009); he also reached World #23 in Apr 2005 and spent 121 months in the world top 100, with a longest streak of 5 consecutive years.
Competes for Romania since Jun 2023. Awarded GM in 2001 (age 22).
Current rating
2550
Standard
Rpd2610·Blz2490
All-time high
2710
−160 pts below
Jul 2009 · age 30
Jul 2009 · age 30
Activity
65
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
49 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#4
#4 · Romanian players · of 2,168
121 months in World top 100 (2001–2019)
121 months in World top 100 (2001–2019)
Career timeline
29 entries2025
8th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 46 · rated 2603
Feb 2025
Re-crossed 2600
at age 46
Feb 2025
2023
Re-crossed 2600
at age 44
Jul 2023
Switched federation: FID → ROU
at age 44
Jun 2023
2022
6th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 43 · rated 2636
Aug 2022
Switched federation: RUS → FID
at age 43
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-45
2595 → 2550
Tournaments
8
49 games
Score
27.5/ 4956.1%
17W21D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/7 | #172 | 2413 | -10.9 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7.5/9 | #2 | 2478 | +1.1 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #81 | 2526 | -1.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/2 | #131 | 1683 | -12.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 3/9 | #47 | 2433 | -18.9 |
Knockout | Nov 2025 | 2.5/4 | R64 | 2698 | +6.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 5/7 | #19 | 2533 | -4.3 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/9 | #29 | 2562 | -4.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlexey SaranaGM
🇷🇸SRB·2668
+3 −6 =7
16 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsBoris GrachevGM
🇷🇺RUS·2586
+1 −0 =14
15 games·last met Dec 2019
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vsDmitry JakovenkoGM
🇷🇺RUS·2682
+1 −5 =9
15 games·last met Aug 2019
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vsVladimir PotkinGM
🇷🇺RUS·2548
+4 −0 =10
14 games·last met Aug 2021
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vsIan NepomniachtchiGM
🇷🇺RUS·2733
+1 −5 =8
14 games·last met Dec 2019
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Rankings
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Romania
#4
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#179
in continent
World
#312
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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