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Smirnov, Alexander
IM🇷🇺INACTIVE · since July 2024FIDE 4163451· Male· Russia· Born in 1985
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Alexander Smirnov, a 41-year-old Russian International Master, is rated 2296 and sitting in the top 3% of Russian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He plays around 21 rated games per year and had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2008–2009), 22 months (2011–2013) and 21 months (2022–2024). His peak of 2423 was reached at age 32 (Jun 2017).
Awarded IM in 2018 (age 33) and FM in 2015 (age 30). At junior level, he reached World #91 in U16 and #88 nationally in U18.
Current rating
2296
Standard
Rpd2208·Blz2176
All-time high
2423
−127 pts below
Jun 2017 · age 32
Jun 2017 · age 32
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 3%
#182 · Russian players · of 6,982
Career timeline
25 entries2024
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 2296 → still inactive
Jul 2024
2022
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2313 → returned at 2291
Apr 2022
2021
500 career games
at age 36
Sep 2021
31st Russian 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 2396
Jan 2021
2018
IM title awardedIM
at age 33 · 89th FIDE Congress 2018
Oct 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2400
at age 32
Oct 2017
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
2296 → 2296
Most-Played Opponents
vsAndrey ShkurkinFM
🇷🇺RUS·2231
+15 −9 =7
31 games·last met Jan 2021
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vsArtem SadovskyIM
FID·2298
+9 −18 =0
27 games·last met Aug 2021
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vsVladimir Konovalov
🇷🇺RUS·2097
+22 −1 =3
26 games·last met Feb 2021
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vsYury A. KrasnovFM
🇷🇺RUS·2212
+19 −5 =1
25 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsKonstantin Novikov
🇷🇺RUS·2284
+7 −11 =5
23 games·last met Jan 2025
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Rankings
/
Russia
#168
out of 13,950 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,977
in continent
World
#4,142
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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