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Smirnov, Pavel
GM🇷🇺FIDE 4123425· Male· Russia· Born in 1982
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Pavel Smirnov, a 44-year-old Russian Grandmaster, is rated 2460 and sitting in the top 1% of Russian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2450 and 2500 for 2 years. 25 rated games in the past year (≈50/year long-term). Recent appearance: ISSYKKUL OPEN-2025 A. Also played 19 rapid (including Rapid_Team Men Champ. 2025) and 10 blitz events (including Blitz_Team Men Champ. 2025) recently. He took a 36-month break between Nov 2019 and Dec 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2645 was reached at age 23 (Jan 2005, World #52 at the time); he spent 15 months in the world top 100.
Awarded GM in 2004 (age 22) and IM in 2001 (age 19). At junior level, he reached World #6 in U20.
Current rating
2460
Standard
Rpd2415·Blz2436
All-time high
2645
−185 pts below
Jan 2005 · age 23
Jan 2005 · age 23
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#53 · Russian players · of 6,953
15 months in World top 100 (2003–2007)
15 months in World top 100 (2003–2007)
Career timeline
21 entries2023
37th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 41 · rated 2538
Dec 2023
2019
Inactive for 36 months
paused at 2544 → returned at 2545
Nov 2019
2015
1,000 career games
at age 33
Dec 2015
Re-crossed 2600
at age 33
Jul 2015
2012
Re-crossed 2600
at age 30
Oct 2012
Re-crossed 2600
at age 30
May 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-25
2485 → 2460
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
4/ 850.0%
1W6D1L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 4/8 | #61 | 2323 | -15.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsOleg VastrukhinIM
🇷🇺RUS·2354
+12 −4 =27
43 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsNikita AfanasievGM
🇷🇺RUS·2549
+3 −8 =24
35 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsDavid ZakaryanIM
🇷🇺RUS·2285
+13 −7 =12
32 games·last met May 2026
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vsDmitry KryakvinGM
🇷🇺RUS·2380
+5 −2 =25
32 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsZaur TekeyevIM
FID·2432
+8 −4 =17
29 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Russia
#53
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#217
in continent
World
#915
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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