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Shimanov, Aleksandr
GM🇷🇺FIDE 4198603· Male· Russia· Born in 1992
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Aleksandr Shimanov, a 34-year-old Russian Grandmaster, is rated 2581 and ranked 12th among Russian players, and 210th worldwide. He has held steady between 2575 and 2600 for 2 years. 18 rated games in the past year (≈67/year long-term). Recent appearances: Aeroflot Open 2026 and 41 Open Internacional Andorra. Also played 3 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 3 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He took a 22-month break between Aug 2021 and Jul 2023. His peak of 2664 was reached at age 21 (Jun 2013, World #78 at the time).
Awarded GM in 2009 (age 17), IM in 2007 (age 15), and FM in 2006 (age 14). At junior level, he reached World #6 in U20, World #7 in U18, World #8 in U16, World #8 in U14 and World #11 in U12.
Current rating
2581
Standard
Rpd2584·Blz2576
All-time high
2664
−83 pts below
Jun 2013 · age 21
Jun 2013 · age 21
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#12
#12 · Russian players · of 6,953
Career timeline
25 entries2024
Peak Russian rank: #11
at age 32 · rated 2593
Nov 2024
2021
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 2581 → returned at 2566
Aug 2021
2017
Re-crossed 2650
at age 25
Apr 2017
2015
Re-crossed 2600
at age 23
Nov 2015
Re-crossed 2600
at age 23
Apr 2015
1,000 career games
at age 23
Apr 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+3
2578 → 2581
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
13/ 1872.2%
9W8D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/9 | #9 | 2606 | +3.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/9 | #12 | 2543 | +0.3 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDaniil LintchevskiGM
🇷🇺RUS·2499
+7 −5 =9
21 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsVladimir FedoseevGM
🇸🇮SLO·2700
+8 −5 =8
21 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsMaxim MatlakovGM
🇷🇺RUS·2599
+1 −4 =15
20 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsAleksey GoganovGM
🇷🇺RUS·2491
+7 −3 =8
18 games·last met Dec 2021
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vsPavel PonkratovGM
🇷🇺RUS·2538
+8 −5 =4
17 games·last met Feb 2025
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Rankings
/
Russia
#12
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#58
in continent
World
#210
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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