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Bangiev, Alexander
IM🇩🇪FIDE 4621646· Male· Germany· Born in 1946
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Alexander Bangiev, a 80-year-old German International Master, is rated 2318 and sitting in the top 2% of German players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 2 years. 29 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Liga por Equipos de Lanzarote 2026 (Primera) Rondas 1-4, CAMPEONATO INSULAR OPEN ABSOLUTO FEMENINO VETERANO Y JUVENIL LANZAROTE 2026, and V Festival Internacional de Ajedrez Lanzarote 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including I Torneo Activo Lanzaloe OneChess 2025 (Cto de Canarias Circuito Activo)) and 2 blitz events (including III Torneo Blitz Monumento al Campesino 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 20 months (2001–2003), 35 months (2003–2006) and 80 months (2017–2024). His peak of 2476 was reached at age 57 (Apr 2003, German #51 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 55).
Current rating
2318
Standard
Rpd2322·Blz2310
All-time high
2476
−158 pts below
Apr 2003 · age 57
Apr 2003 · age 57
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#308 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
21 entries2024
2nd 75-80 player worldwide
at age 78 · rated 2347
Nov 2024
2017
Inactive for 80 months
paused at 2378 → returned at 2380
Jun 2017
8th 70-75 player worldwide
at age 71 · rated 2386
Mar 2017
2015
Re-crossed 2400
at age 69
Feb 2015
2014
Re-crossed 2400
at age 68
Nov 2014
Re-crossed 2400
at age 68
Apr 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-10
2328 → 2318
Tournaments
4
22 games
Score
17/ 2277.3%
14W6D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsRuben 1994 Martin Hernandez2,222·Liga por Equipos de Lanzarote 2026 (Primera) Rondas 5-6·R5·+3.7
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 1.5/2 | #4 | 2371 | +1.3 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 3.5/4 | #3 | 2141 | -1.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/7 | #1 | 2115 | -0.7 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #7 | 2153 | -7.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsOtto BorikIM
🇩🇪GER·2347
+0 −1 =6
7 games·last met May 2017
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vsBrayan Sanchez Riascos
🇪🇸ESP·1725
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAnton Bangiev
🇪🇸ESP·1775
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsJulius Jonas PleschkeCM
🇪🇸ESP·2280
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsAntonio Vera Martin
🇪🇸ESP·1907
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Germany
#308
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#2,326
in continent
World
#3,526
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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