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Smirnov, Alexey
🇷🇺FIDE 4168437· Male· Russia· Born in 1983
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Alexey Smirnov, a 43-year-old Russian player, is rated 2363 and sitting in the top 2% of Russian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 3 years. 18 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent appearances: Championship of Russia on sport of blind people 2026: Chess (B1, B2, B3) and Magnezit Group Cup 2025. Also played 5 rapid (including Memorial Kurnosov 2025 rapid) and 3 blitz events (including Chelyabinsk Mayor's Cup 2025 blitz) recently. He took a 13-month break between Apr 2023 and Jun 2024. His peak of 2491 was reached at age 31 (Oct 2014); he also reached Russian #86 in Aug 2025.
At junior level, he reached #38 and #98 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2363
Standard
Rpd2239·Blz2239
All-time high
2491
−128 pts below
Oct 2014 · age 31
Oct 2014 · age 31
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 2%
#112 · Russian players · of 6,953
Career timeline
15 entries2025
12th Russian 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2374
Sep 2025
Peak Russian rank: #86
at age 42 · rated 2374
Aug 2025
2023
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2397 → returned at 2374
Apr 2023
2014
500 career games
at age 31
Nov 2014
All-time peak 2491
at age 31 · −128 from today
Oct 2014
2008
Re-crossed 2400
at age 25
Oct 2008
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-11
2374 → 2363
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
13.5/ 1875.0%
11W5D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMaksim ErmakovFM2,331·Championship of Russia on sport of blind people 2026: Chess (B1, B2, B3)·R6·+4.5
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2329 | +3.1 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #14 | 2215 | -13.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsStanislav BabarykinFM
🇷🇺RUS·2322
+10 −4 =18
32 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsVitaly ShinkevichIM
🇷🇺RUS·2372
+1 −3 =24
28 games·last met May 2025
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vsEvgeniy SuslovFM
🇷🇺RUS·2159
+13 −2 =12
27 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAlexey KomissarovFM
🇷🇺RUS·1993
+17 −3 =4
24 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsRuslan DraganovFM
🇷🇺RUS·2039
+14 −0 =1
15 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Russia
#112
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#503
in continent
World
#2,401
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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