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Simkin, Alexander

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FIDEFIDE 4160428· Male· Russia· Born in 1949

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Alexander Simkin, a 77-year-old Russian player, is rated 1480. He has slipped back 55 Elo over the past 12 months. 111 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Spring on Petrograd Side 2026, Ohta-park chess Victory Day 2026. Standard B2, and Ohta-park chess Artek 2026. Standard B1. Also played 30 rapid (including Petersburg Summer 2025 Rapid Grand Prix) and 28 blitz events (including M.Chigorin Memorial 2025 Blitz) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2003–2004) and 14 months (2015–2016). His peak of 2043 was reached at age 53 (Jul 2002).

Current rating

1480

Standard

Rpd1538·Blz1516

All-time high

2043

−563 pts below
Jul 2002 · age 53

Activity

87

games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo

99 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#193,327

#193,327 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

16 entries
2025
100th Russian 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1571
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+302 Elo)
1334 → 1636
Apr 2024
2019
Re-crossed 1800
at age 70
Oct 2019
Re-crossed 1800
at age 70
Feb 2019
500 career games
at age 70
Feb 2019
2017
Re-crossed 1800
at age 68
Jan 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
Ohta-park chess Victory Day 2026. Standard B2
perf 1574 (+94) · 3.5/6 · #19
Top opponent
vs Alexey Ternovskiy 1,827
M.Chigorin Memorial 2025 Standard · Oct 2025 · +7.1 Elo
Evolution
-7
1487 → 1480
Tournaments
14
106 games
Score
44.5/ 10642.0%
30W29D47L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Spring on Petrograd Side 2026
Open Swiss
May 20263.5/9#401532+13.4
Ohta-park chess Victory Day 2026. Standard B2
Swiss
May 20263.5/6#191574-2.4
Ohta-park chess Artek 2026. Standard B1
Swiss
Feb 20261.5/6#281376-21.0
Worst Elo result: Ohta-park chess Artek 2026. Standard B1 (-21.0 Elo, finished #28).

Most-Played Opponents

vsAleksey Penkov
🇷🇺RUS·1719
+10 −13 =2
25 games·last met Apr 2026
View head-to-head →
vsAnton Soras
🇷🇺RUS·1506
+10 −9 =5
24 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsSemion Melnik
🇷🇺RUS
+14 −5 =1
20 games·last met May 2026
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vsAlexander SotskyIM
🇮🇱ISR·2317
+1 −17 =0
18 games·last met Jan 2024
View head-to-head →
vsIgor Nedilskiy
🇷🇺RUS·1782
+3 −12 =2
17 games·last met Apr 2026
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Russia
#5,797
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#40,814
in continent
World
#193,244
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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