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Khantuev, Alexander
FM🇷🇺FIDE 4184300· Male· Russia· Born in 1987
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Alexander Khantuev, a 39-year-old Russian FIDE Master, is rated 2249 and sitting in the top 4% of Russian players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 13 months (2012–2014), 12 months (2015–2017), 92 months (2017–2024) and 18 months (2024–2026). Recent appearances: Brilliant Move Cup Tournament A 2026 and Nauryz Cup 2026 A. Also played 3 rapid (including Bolatkhan Taizhan 85 rapid tournament) and 13 blitz events (including Mir Shakhmat blitz 12 years) recently. His peak of 2374 was reached at age 22 (Jul 2009).
Awarded FM in 2005 (age 18). Earned a IM norm at 1st Saturday IM-A March 2007. At junior level, he reached #44 and #54 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2249
Standard
Rpd2281·Blz2089
All-time high
2374
−125 pts below
Jul 2009 · age 22
Jul 2009 · age 22
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 4%
#247 · Russian players · of 6,953
Career timeline
18 entries2024
38th Russian 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 2282
Nov 2024
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2282 → returned at 2273
Oct 2024
2017
Re-crossed 2300
at age 30
Jan 2017
Inactive for 92 months
paused at 2302 → returned at 2282
Jan 2017
2015
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2282 → returned at 2302
Dec 2015
2012
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2312 → returned at 2313
Dec 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-33
2282 → 2249
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
11/ 1861.1%
10W2D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/9 | #11 | 2142 | -23.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/9 | #8 | 2235 | -8.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDmitry ObolenskikhIM
🇷🇺RUS·2528
+1 −17 =7
25 games·last met Oct 2017
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vsAlexander ShelkFM
🇷🇺RUS·2104
+13 −6 =4
23 games·last met Oct 2017
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vsGennady Rozhnev
🇷🇺RUS·2119
+10 −1 =1
12 games·last met Mar 2016
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vsFedor Privalikhin
🇷🇺RUS·2129
+5 −5 =0
10 games·last met Feb 2017
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vsValentin KronIM
🇷🇺RUS·2320
+2 −4 =4
10 games·last met Dec 2016
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Rankings
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Russia
#247
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,023
in continent
World
#5,877
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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