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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 1469. He has slipped back 65 Elo over the past 12 months. 96 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Ohta-park chess Artek 2026. Standard B1, VPHS_NEVA OPEN February 2026 Standard A, and Winter on Petrograd Side 2026. Also played 28 rapid (including Petersburg Summer 2025 Rapid Grand Prix) and 27 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

1469

Standard

Rpd1605·Blz1558

All-time high

2043

−574 pts below
Jul 2002 · age 53

Activity

82

games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo

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

Signature stat

#196,120

#196,120 · players worldwide · of 216,808

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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
VPHS_NEVA OPEN February 2026 Standard A
perf 1960 (+493) · 4.5/5 · #4
Top opponent
vs Alexey Ternovskiy 1,827
M.Chigorin Memorial 2025 Standard · Oct 2025 · +7.1 Elo
Evolution
-66
1535 → 1469
Tournaments
14
106 games
Score
43/ 10640.6%
30W26D50L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Ohta-park chess Artek 2026. Standard B1
Swiss
Feb 20261.5/6#281376-21.0
VPHS_NEVA OPEN February 2026 Standard A
Swiss
Feb 20264.5/5#41960+6.4
Winter on Petrograd Side 2026
Swiss
Feb 20261.5/8#371300-41.4
VPHS_NEVA OPEN January 2026 Standard A
Swiss
Jan 20265/2#42343+12.2
Worst Elo result: Winter on Petrograd Side 2026 (-41.4 Elo, finished #37).

Rankings

/
Russia
#5,998
out of 13,952 players
Asia-Pacific
#42,385
in continent
World
#196,010
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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10
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5998🇷🇺Simkin, Alexander1,469
Asia-Pacific
1
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2
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6
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9
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10
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196010🇷🇺Simkin, Alexander1,469