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Khamatgaleev, Alexej
IM🇦🇺FIDE 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
Oct 2002 · age 35
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#24
#24 · Australian players · of 1,878
34 months in National top 10 (2001–2017)
34 months in National top 10 (2001–2017)
Career timeline
20 entries2025
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
Evolution
-18
2298 → 2280
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
9/ 1850.0%
7W4D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 3/9 | #9 | 2131 | -21.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #10 | 2284 | +3.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJairo Andres Hernandez SanchezIM
🇨🇴COL·2348
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2025
View head-to-head →
vsEddy L LeviFM
🇦🇺AUS·2106
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsJulia RyjanovaWGM
🇦🇺AUS·2180
+0 −0 =5
5 games·last met May 2025
View head-to-head →
vsStephen J SolomonIM
🇦🇺AUS·2171
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2024
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Rankings
/
Australia
#24
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#874
in continent
World
#4,750
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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