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Khamatgaleev, Alexej

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FIDEFIDE 4123549· Male· Australia· Born in 1967

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Alexej Khamatgaleev, a 59-year-old Australian International Master, is rated 2280 and ranked 24th among Australian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2280 and 2349 over the past 2 years. 27 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2025 Australasian Masters IM Norm event and 2025 Gold Coast Open Premier Division. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2026 MCC April Blitz) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 20 months (2003–2004), 123 months (2004–2015), 18 months (2015–2017) and 47 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2446 was reached at age 35 (Oct 2002); he also reached Australian #4 in Jul 2001 and spent 34 months in Australian top 10, with a longest streak of 2 consecutive years.

Competes for Australia since Apr 2025. Awarded IM in 2001 (age 34).

Current rating

2280

Standard

Rpd2256·Blz2297

All-time high

2446

166 pts below
Oct 2002 · age 35

Activity

18

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#24

#24 · Australian players · of 1,878
34 months in National top 10 (2001–2017)

Career timeline

20 entries
2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 58
Aug 2025
Switched federation: RUS → AUS
at age 58
Apr 2025
2024
1st Australian 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 2349
Dec 2024
2020
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 2354 → returned at 2349
Jan 2020
2018
2nd Australian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2386
Jun 2018
2017
34 months in national top 10
longest streak 31 months · since Jan 2001
Jun 2017

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Zong-Yuan ZhaoGM 2,460
Evolution
-18
22982280
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
9/ 1850.0%
7W4D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Round-Robin
Dec 20253/9#92131-21.0
Swiss
Jul 20256/9#102284+3.4
Worst Elo result: 2025 Australasian Masters IM Norm event (-21.0 Elo, finished #9).

Most-Played Opponents

Rankings

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Australia
#24
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#874
in continent
World
#4,750
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Australia
1
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2,571
2
🇦🇺Kuybokarov, TemurFollow Temur KuybokarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,534
3
🇦🇺Tan, JustinFollow Justin TanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,510
4
🇦🇺Sardana, RishiFollow Rishi SardanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,506
5
🇦🇺Smerdon, David CFollow David C SmerdonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,460
6
🇦🇺Morris, JamesFollow James MorrisTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,423
7
🇦🇺Zhao, Zong-YuanFollow Zong-Yuan ZhaoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,409
8
🇦🇺Liu, YiFollow Yi LiuTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,399
9
🇦🇺McClymont, BrodieFollow Brodie McClymontTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,389
10
🇦🇺Winkelman, AlbertFollow Albert WinkelmanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,385
...
24🇦🇺Khamatgaleev, Alexej2,280
Asia-Pacific
1
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
1
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
3
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
4
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
5
🇮🇳Anand, ViswanathanFollow Viswanathan AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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.
2,735
8
🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, IanFollow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,733
9
🇮🇳Gukesh DFollow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
10
🇻🇳Le, Quang LiemFollow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,731
...
874🇦🇺Khamatgaleev, Alexej2,280
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
4750🇦🇺Khamatgaleev, Alexej2,280