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Provotorov, Alexandr P.
IM🇷🇺FIDE 4125460· Male· Russia· Born in 1954
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Alexandr P. Provotorov, a 72-year-old Russian International Master, is rated 2175 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 37 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent appearances: Senior Men Russian Championship 2025 and V.Korchnoi Memorial 2025 Standard. Also played 11 rapid (including Russian Chess Crown rapid B (27.02)) and 6 blitz events (including V.Korchnoi Memorial 2025 Blitz) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2005–2007) and 15 months (2009–2011). His peak of 2420 was reached at age 48 (Oct 2002).
Awarded IM in 2003 (age 49) and FM in 2001 (age 47).
Current rating
2175
Standard
Rpd2142·Blz2134
All-time high
2420
−245 pts below
Oct 2002 · age 48
Oct 2002 · age 48
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#9,614 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2025
77th 70-75 player worldwide
at age 71 · rated 2212
Aug 2025
2022
71st 65-70 player worldwide
at age 68 · rated 2291
Nov 2022
2018
Re-crossed 2300
at age 64
Mar 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2300
at age 63
Jul 2017
2015
15th Russian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2324
Jun 2015
2011
88th 55-60 player worldwide
at age 57 · rated 2377
May 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-37
2212 → 2175
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
10/ 1855.6%
8W4D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/9 | #20 | 2040 | -12.9 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #44 | 1936 | -23.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVladimir V ZhelninIM
🇷🇺RUS·2271
+5 −2 =14
21 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsEvgeny Kozhenkov
🇷🇺RUS·2117
+8 −8 =3
19 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsSergey Shirokov
🇷🇺RUS·2110
+9 −4 =6
19 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsEvgenij KaleginIM
🇷🇺RUS·2282
+1 −3 =13
17 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsYuri S BalashovGM
🇷🇺RUS·2376
+5 −5 =6
16 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Russia
#355
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,476
in continent
World
#9,614
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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