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Tsyganov, Alexander
🇷🇺FIDE 4188543· Male· Russia· Born in 1954
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Alexander Tsyganov, a 72-year-old Russian player, is rated 1925. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 20 months (2006–2007), 14 months (2007–2009), 21 months (2012–2013), 28 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 32 months (2023–2026). Recent appearance: Perm Championship 2025 Standard. Also played 1 rapid (including Perm Championship 2025 Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including Perm Championship 2025 Blitz) recently. His peak of 2127 was reached at age 56 (Nov 2010).
Current rating
1925
Standard
Rpd1950·Blz2046
All-time high
2127
−202 pts below
Nov 2010 · age 56
Nov 2010 · age 56
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#42,074
#42,074 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2026
31st Russian 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 1925
Jun 2026
2023
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 1881 → returned at 1925
Apr 2023
2020
74th Russian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1966
Oct 2020
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1966 → returned at 1926
Jan 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 65
Nov 2019
2016
72nd Russian 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2126
Nov 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-4
1929 → 1925
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
4W2D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/9 | #15 | 1884 | -4.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsViktor Orekhov
🇷🇺RUS·2138
+22 −13 =5
40 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsBoris Koskov
🇷🇺RUS·1992
+19 −13 =4
36 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsVladimir FotinFM
🇷🇺RUS·2392
+6 −27 =3
36 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsMaxim RudometovFM
🇷🇺RUS·2188
+8 −26 =2
36 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsLeonid KlotsFM
🇷🇺RUS·1791
+18 −11 =6
35 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Russia
#1,134
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,974
in continent
World
#42,073
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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