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Shelk, Alexander

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FIDEFIDE 4175719· Male· Russia· Born in 1954

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Alexander Shelk, a 72-year-old Russian FIDE Master, is rated 2104 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2100 and 2150 for 18 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include High_League_Dinamo_Cup (standard), First_League_Dinamo_Cup_2025 (standard), and III_Stage_Dinamo_Cup_2025 (standard). Also played 2 rapid (including Irkutsk_Open_March_2026 (rapid)) and 5 blitz events (including Irkutsk_Open_March_2026 (blitz)) recently. He took a 15-month break between Dec 2012 and Apr 2014. His peak of 2405 was reached at age 49 (Apr 2003).

Awarded FM in 2003 (age 49).

Current rating

2104

Standard

Rpd2114·Blz2114

All-time high

2405

−301 pts below
Apr 2003 · age 49

Activity

23

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 7%

#15,051 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

18 entries
2025
13th Russian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2131
Jul 2025
2024
500 career games
at age 70
Nov 2024
2021
10th Russian 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 2250
Dec 2021
2015
Re-crossed 2300
at age 61
Oct 2015
97th 60-65 player worldwide
at age 61 · rated 2331
Jun 2015
2012
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2334 → returned at 2336
Dec 2012

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Nikolay Krivonos 2,067
III_Stage_Dinamo_Cup_2025 (standard) · Jun 2025 · +4.2 Elo
Evolution
-27
2131 → 2104
Tournaments
3
27 games
Score
17.5/ 2764.8%
14W7D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
High_League_Dinamo_Cup (standard)
Round-Robin
Feb 20264/9#51978-17.0
First_League_Dinamo_Cup_2025 (standard)
Swiss
Jan 20267.5/9#12112-0.1
III_Stage_Dinamo_Cup_2025 (standard)
Swiss
Jun 20256/9#31965-10.4
Worst Elo result: High_League_Dinamo_Cup (standard) (-17.0 Elo, finished #5).

Most-Played Opponents

vsDmitry ObolenskikhIM
🇷🇺RUS·2528
+11 −74 =18
103 games·last met May 2026
View head-to-head →
vsAlexander ShirokovskyFM
🇷🇺RUS·2214
+11 −25 =10
46 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsDmitry Trukhin
🇷🇺RUS·2009
+18 −15 =8
41 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsDaniil Kyshtymov
🇷🇺RUS·2162
+18 −14 =6
38 games·last met Apr 2025
View head-to-head →
vsIvan Naumov
🇷🇺RUS·2006
+13 −10 =8
31 games·last met May 2026
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Russia
#505
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,101
in continent
World
#15,051
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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5
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5
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7
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8
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9
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10
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2,594
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505🇷🇺Shelk, Alexander2,104
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,777
1
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2,777
3
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2,761
4
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2,753
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,735
8
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2,733
9
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2,732
10
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2,731
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2101🇷🇺Shelk, Alexander2,104
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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15051🇷🇺Shelk, Alexander2,104