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Grischuk, Alexander
GM🇷🇺FIDE 4126025· Male· Russia· Born in 1983
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Alexander Grischuk, a 43-year-old Russian Grandmaster, is rated 2628 and ranked 7th among Russian players, and 103rd worldwide. He has held steady between 2625 and 2650 for 6 months. 44 rated games in the past year (≈51/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Aeroflot Open 2026, President Cup "Masters", and FIDE Grand Swiss 2025. Also played 8 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 6 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2810 was reached at age 31 (Dec 2014); he also reached World #3 in May 2014 and spent 21 months in the world top 5.
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 18). At junior level, he reached World #1 in U20 and World #2 in U18.
Current rating
2628
Standard
Rpd2682·Blz2678
All-time high
2810
−182 pts below
Dec 2014 · age 31
Dec 2014 · age 31
Activity
36
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#7
#7 · Russian players · of 6,953
21 months in World top 5 (2013–2020)
21 months in World top 5 (2013–2020)
Career timeline
22 entries2024
2nd 40-45 player worldwide
at age 41 · rated 2732
Feb 2024
2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2777 → returned at 2776
Apr 2020
21 months in world top 5
longest streak 12 months · since Jul 2013
Mar 2020
2017
1,000 career games
at age 34
Oct 2017
Re-crossed 2750
at age 34
Mar 2017
2016
Re-crossed 2750
at age 33
Aug 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-39
2667 → 2628
Tournaments
5
43 games
Score
22/ 4351.2%
9W26D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 3.5/7 | #33 | 2497 | -13.3 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #17 | 2606 | -3.7 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 4/9 | #8 | 2582 | -9.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/11 | #50 | 2641 | -2.5 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 2.5/7 | #39 | 2567 | -9.7 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsFabiano CaruanaGM
🇺🇸USA·2792
+21 −21 =31
73 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsShakhriyar MamedyarovGM
🇦🇿AZE·2717
+19 −13 =40
72 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsSergey KarjakinGM
🇷🇺RUS·2750
+16 −17 =35
68 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsLevon AronianGM
🇺🇸USA·2724
+8 −15 =42
65 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsIan NepomniachtchiGM
🇷🇺RUS·2733
+11 −21 =32
64 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Russia
#7
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#35
in continent
World
#103
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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