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Kulnev, Aleksandr

CM

FIDEFIDE 54157544· Male· FIDE (no federation)· Born in 2008

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Aleksandr Kulnev, a 18-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 2177 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide under 18, and in the top 4% worldwide. He has slipped back 36 Elo over the past 12 months. 77 rated games in the past year (≈52/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include North-West chess Championship 2026 men, Pskov Region Championship 2026, and Russian Championship B19 2026. Also played 3 rapid (including North-West chess Championship 2026 men. RAPID) and 2 blitz events (including SERBIA OPEN 2025 - Qualifying blitz 2) recently. His peak of 2213 was reached at age 17 (Apr 2025); he also reached #99 nationally in Apr 2023.

Competes for FIDE (no federation) since Apr 2023. Awarded CM in 2025 (age 17). At junior level, he reached #11, #7, #5, #10, #17 and #4 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8.

Current rating

2177

Standard

Rpd2229·Blz2118

All-time high

2213

−36 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 17

Activity

71

games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo

77 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 4%

#568 · players worldwide under 18 · of 15,441

Career timeline

20 entries
2026
500 career games
at age 18
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 17
Sep 2025
11th U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 2213
Apr 2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 17
Apr 2025
Crossed 2200
at age 17
Apr 2025
All-time peak 2213
at age 17 · −36 from today
Apr 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
Pskov Region Championship 2026
perf 2378 (+201) · 7.5/8 · #1
Top opponent
vs Branko DamljanovicGM 2,393
SERBIA OPEN 2025 - MASTERS · Jul 2025 · +13.9 Elo
Evolution
-36
2213 → 2177
Tournaments
9
77 games
Score
46.5/ 7760.4%
34W25D18L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsElisei BespalovFM2,318·Championship HL 2025_Men·R2·+31.4
2.[W]vsVladislav ZhirkovCM2,217·18th Poti Int.Festival (Open-A)·R3·+24.7
3.[W]vsAnna KhachatryanWFM2,180·18th Poti Int.Festival (Open-A)·R8·+22.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
North-West chess Championship 2026 men
Swiss
Mar 20266.5/9#32129-2.0
Pskov Region Championship 2026
Swiss
Feb 20267.5/8#12378+38.4
Russian Championship B19 2026
Swiss
Feb 20264.5/9#252087-47.2
Championship of the SZFO 2025_B19
Swiss
Nov 20258/9#12190+34.4
M.Chigorin Memorial 2025 Standard
Open Swiss
Oct 20256/9#212166+21.2
V.Korchnoi Memorial 2025 Standard
Open Swiss
Aug 20254.5/8#1312050-15.6
18th Poti Int.Festival (Open-A)
Open Swiss
Aug 20254/8#362224+54.8
SERBIA OPEN 2025 - MASTERS
Open Swiss
Jul 20253.5/9#1412085-64.0
Championship HL 2025_Men
Swiss
Jun 20252/8#442085-55.2
Worst Elo result: SERBIA OPEN 2025 - MASTERS (-64.0 Elo, finished #141).

Most-Played Opponents

vsVladislav Merzanyukov
🇷🇺RUS·2019
+11 −4 =5
20 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsKirill A. Baybaratskiy
🇷🇺RUS·1734
+12 −1 =3
16 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsAlexey O. Zakharov
🇷🇺RUS·2234
+3 −11 =2
16 games·last met Oct 2021
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vsNikolay Nikitin
🇷🇺RUS·1991
+7 −3 =5
15 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsVladimir Polevoi
🇷🇺RUS·1855
+3 −10 =2
15 games·last met Feb 2025
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Rankings

/
FIDE (no federation)
#142
out of 953 players
Special
#143
in continent
World
#9,460
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
FIDE (no federation)
1
Andreikin, DmitryFollow Dmitry AndreikinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,710
2
Svidler, PeterFollow Peter SvidlerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,682
3
Murzin, VolodarFollow Volodar MurzinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,650
4
Grebnev, AlekseyFollow Aleksey GrebnevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,625
5
Khanin, SemenFollow Semen KhaninTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,599
6
Malakhov, VladimirFollow Vladimir MalakhovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
6
Nesterov, ArseniyFollow Arseniy NesterovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
8
Paravyan, DavidFollow David ParavyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,593
9
Rakhmanov, AleksandrFollow Aleksandr RakhmanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,590
10
Najer, EvgeniyFollow Evgeniy NajerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,583
...
142Kulnev, Aleksandr2,177
Special
1
Andreikin, DmitryFollow Dmitry AndreikinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,710
2
Svidler, PeterFollow Peter SvidlerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,682
3
Murzin, VolodarFollow Volodar MurzinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,650
4
Grebnev, AlekseyFollow Aleksey GrebnevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,625
5
Khanin, SemenFollow Semen KhaninTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,599
6
Malakhov, VladimirFollow Vladimir MalakhovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
6
Nesterov, ArseniyFollow Arseniy NesterovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
8
Paravyan, DavidFollow David ParavyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,593
9
Rakhmanov, AleksandrFollow Aleksandr RakhmanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,590
10
Najer, EvgeniyFollow Evgeniy NajerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,583
...
143Kulnev, Aleksandr2,177
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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9460Kulnev, Aleksandr2,177