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Smirnov, Pavel

GM🇷🇺

FIDEFIDE 4123425· Male· Russia· Born in 1982

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Pavel Smirnov, a 44-year-old Russian Grandmaster, is rated 2475 and ranked 46th among 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 (≈51/year long-term). Recent appearance: ISSYKKUL OPEN-2025 A. Also played 17 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

2475

Standard

Rpd2408·Blz2436

All-time high

2645

−170 pts below
Jan 2005 · age 23

Activity

36

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#46

#46 · Russian players · of 6,983
15 months in World top 100 (2003–2007)

Career timeline

21 entries
2023
37th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 41 · rated 2545
May 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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Alisher KarimovFM 2,317
ISSYKKUL OPEN-2025 A · Jun 2025 · +2.9 Elo
Evolution
-10
2485 → 2475
Tournaments
1
17 games
Score
6.5/ 1738.2%
5W11D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAlisher KarimovFM2,317·ISSYKKUL OPEN-2025 A·R7·+2.9
2.[W]vsVadim KarpovIM2,286·Team men HL chess 2026·R9·+2.5
3.[W]vsAzamat DaurimbetovFM2,205·ISSYKKUL OPEN-2025 A·R4·+1.7
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsYaroslav RemizovIM2,462·Team men HL chess 2026·R4·-5.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

0 events

Most-Played Opponents

vsOleg VastrukhinIM
🇷🇺RUS·2352
+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·2278
+13 −7 =12
32 games·last met May 2026
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vsDmitry KryakvinGM
🇷🇺RUS·2394
+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

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Russia
#46
out of 13,952 players
Asia-Pacific
#192
in continent
World
#778
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Russia
1
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2,729
2
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2,684
3
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2,654
4
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2,653
4
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2,653
6
🇷🇺Grischuk, AlexanderFollow Alexander GrischukTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,641
6
🇷🇺Artemiev, VladislavFollow Vladislav ArtemievTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,641
8
🇷🇺Popov, IvanFollow Ivan PopovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,610
9
🇷🇺Matlakov, MaximFollow Maxim MatlakovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,598
10
🇷🇺Zemlyanskii, IvanFollow Ivan ZemlyanskiiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,595
...
46🇷🇺Smirnov, Pavel2,475
Asia-Pacific
1
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
2
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
3
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
4
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2,751
5
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2,739
6
🇨🇳Ding, LirenFollow Liren DingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,738
7
🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa RFollow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,733
8
🇮🇳Gukesh DFollow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
9
🇻🇳Le, Quang LiemFollow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,731
10
🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, IanFollow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
...
192🇷🇺Smirnov, Pavel2,475
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
778🇷🇺Smirnov, Pavel2,475