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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 2641 and ranked 6th among Russian players, and 78th worldwide. He has slipped back 41 Elo over the past 12 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 8 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
2641
Standard
Rpd2684·Blz2678
All-time high
2810
−169 pts below
Dec 2014 · age 31
Dec 2014 · age 31
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
44 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#6
#6 · Russian players · of 6,983
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
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-26
2667 → 2641
Tournaments
4
43 games
Score
18.5/ 4343.0%
9W26D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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·2788
+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·2729
+11 −20 =32
63 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
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Russia
#6
out of 13,952 players
Asia-Pacific
#28
in continent
World
#78
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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