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Anisimov, Pavel

GM🇲🇪

FIDEFIDE 4135229· Male· Montenegro· Born in 1986

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Pavel Anisimov, a 40-year-old Grandmaster, is rated 2506 and ranked 3rd among MNE players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays around 18 rated games per year and had 3 career breaks: 15 months (2011–2012), 60 months (2013–2018) and 45 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). Also played 1 blitz event (including V.Korchnoi Memorial 2025 Blitz) recently. His peak of 2541 was reached at age 26 (Sep 2012); he also reached World #471 in Jan 2013 and has been in top 3 for 61 months and counting (2 consecutive years on his current run).

Competes for Montenegro since Feb 2023. Awarded GM in 2019 (age 33) and IM in 2005 (age 19). At junior level, he reached World #25 in U20, World #32 in U18 and World #12 in U16.

Current rating

2506

Standard

Rpd2478·Blz2474

All-time high

2541

−35 pts below
Sep 2012 · age 26

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#3

#3 · MNE players · of 328
National top 3 since Nov 2024

Career timeline

22 entries
2026
61 months in national top 3 (ongoing)
longest streak 27 months · since Jul 2006
Jun 2026
2024
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2506 → still inactive
Jun 2024
2023
Switched federation: FID → MNE
at age 37
Feb 2023
Switched federation: RUS → FID
at age 37
Jan 2023
2019
GM title awardedGM
at age 33 · 1st quarter PB 2019
Apr 2019
Inactive for 45 months
paused at 2527 → returned at 2523
Jan 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Nikita PetrovGM 2,554
Montenegro Premier League 2026 · May 2026 · +0.7 Elo
Evolution
0
2506 → 2506
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
6/ 966.7%
4W4D1L
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsArtem IljinGM2,497·Montenegro Premier League 2026·R3·-5.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Montenegro Premier League 2026
Team
May 20266/9#42487+0.4

Most-Played Opponents

vsMaxim NovikGM
🇱🇹LTU·2362
+3 −5 =1
9 games·last met Dec 2021
View head-to-head →
vsEvgeny A. LevinGM
🇷🇺RUS·2391
+0 −2 =5
7 games·last met Dec 2021
View head-to-head →
vsMaxim MatlakovGM
🇷🇺RUS·2599
+0 −2 =5
7 games·last met Dec 2021
View head-to-head →
vsNikola DjukicGM
🇲🇪MNE·2470
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met May 2026
View head-to-head →
vsDenis PershinIM
🇷🇺RUS·2358
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Jan 2024
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Montenegro
#3
out of 459 players
Europe
#310
in continent
World
#541
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Montenegro
1
🇲🇪Petrov, NikitaFollow Nikita PetrovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,554
2
🇲🇪Kadric, DenisFollow Denis KadricTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,517
32,506
4
🇲🇪Iljin, ArtemFollow Artem IljinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,497
5
🇲🇪Draskovic, LukaFollow Luka DraskovicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,491
6
🇲🇪Djukic, NikolaFollow Nikola DjukicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,470
7
🇲🇪Blagojevic, DragisaFollow Dragisa BlagojevicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,413
8
🇲🇪Yaksin, OlegFollow Oleg YaksinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,401
9
🇲🇪Kalezic, BlazoFollow Blazo KalezicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,400
10
🇲🇪Pajkovic, VladimirFollow Vladimir PajkovicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,398
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
7
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,713
...
310🇲🇪Anisimov, Pavel2,506
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
541🇲🇪Anisimov, Pavel2,506