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Riazantsev, Alexander
GM🇷🇺FIDE 4125029· Male· Russia· Born in 1985
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Alexander Riazantsev, a 41-year-old Russian Grandmaster, is rated 2590 and ranked 11th among Russian players, and 187th worldwide. He is currently in the 2575–2600 range. 17 rated games in the past year (≈48/year long-term). Recent appearance: Aeroflot Open 2026. Also played 4 rapid (including Rapid_Team Men Champ. 2025) and 4 blitz events (including Blitz_Team Men Champ. 2025) recently. He took a 23-month break between Jun 2023 and Jun 2025. His peak of 2714 was reached at age 27 (May 2012); he also reached World #28 in Mar 2012 and spent 80 months in the world top 100, with a longest streak of 4 consecutive years.
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 16) and IM in 2001 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #10 in U20, World #11 in U18 and World #5 in U16.
Current rating
2590
Standard
Rpd2503·Blz2522
All-time high
2714
−124 pts below
May 2012 · age 27
May 2012 · age 27
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#11
#11 · Russian players · of 6,953
80 months in World top 100 (2006–2019)
80 months in World top 100 (2006–2019)
Career timeline
26 entries2026
13th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 41 · rated 2612
Mar 2026
2023
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2616 → returned at 2612
Jun 2023
2019
80 months in world top 100
longest streak 56 months · since Jul 2006
May 2019
Re-crossed 2650
at age 34
Apr 2019
2017
Re-crossed 2650
at age 32
Jul 2017
2016
Re-crossed 2650
at age 31
Aug 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-22
2612 → 2590
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
8.5/ 1556.7%
5W7D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 3.5/6 | #34 | 2535 | -4.1 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #58 | 2454 | -17.9 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDmitry BocharovGM
🇷🇺RUS·2540
+9 −2 =16
27 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsErnesto InarkievGM
🇷🇺RUS·2641
+6 −8 =7
21 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsPavel PonkratovGM
🇷🇺RUS·2538
+2 −2 =14
18 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsAleksey DreevGM
🇷🇺RUS·2577
+4 −4 =9
17 games·last met May 2026
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vsBoris SavchenkoGM
🇷🇺RUS·2478
+8 −4 =5
17 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
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Russia
#11
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#53
in continent
World
#187
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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