BLR · 37 yrs · K=10 · Peak 2696 (Sep 2011)
Best performance: 2851 at 29th European Club Cup 2013(Best of 2013)
NOV26 Rating
2572
Live Rating
2572.0
Change
0.0
Games Played
0
How live ratings are calculated
Rating History · Classical
Official classical rating by month
| List | Rating | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 2572 | 0 |
| Oct 2026 | 2572 | 0 |
| Sep 2026 | 2572 | 0 |
| Aug 2026 | 2572 | 0 |
| Jul 2026 | 2572 | 0 |
| Jun 2026 | 2572 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 2572 | 0 |
| Apr 2026 | 2572 | 0 |
| Mar 2026 | 2572 | 0 |
| Feb 2026 | 2572 | 0 |
| Jan 2026 | 2572 | 0 |
| Dec 2025 | 2572 | 0 |
Form · Classical
Unbeaten in the last 5 games (2 wins, 3 draws), since Nov 24, 2019.
From 1,152 classical games on record, the latest on Nov 29, 2019.
No rated standard games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)
| Last played | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| Selfoss Chess Festival 2019 - World champions groupNov 19, 2019 – Nov 29, 2019TPR 2580 | 5/9 |
The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.
Best wins · Classical
From 1,149 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2006–2019
| # | Opponent | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1, | GM Liren Ding, 2013-2014 Turkish Is Bank Chess League, Aug 2014 | , 2742 |
| 2, | GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, 2014-2015 Turkish Is Bank Chess League, Aug 2015 | , 2735 |
| 3, | GM Vasyl Ivanchuk, 2015-2016 Turkish Is Bank Chess League, Jul 2016 | , 2728 |
| 4, | GM Radoslaw Wojtaszek, III Międzynarodowy Arcymistrzowski Turniej Szachowy im. Unii Lubelskiej, May 2011 | , 2721 |
| 5, | GM Alexander Areshchenko, European Team Chess Champioship, Nov 2013 | , 2720 |
| 6, | GM Anton Korobov, 29th European Club Cup 2013, Oct 2013 | , 2716 |
| 7, | GM Zahar Efimenko, RUS Chmp. 2011 Team Men, Apr 2011 | , 2708 |
| 8, | GM Evgeniy Najer, 2016-2017 Turkish Is Bank Chess League, Jul 2017 | , 2706 |
| 9, | GM Anton Korobov, Chess festival "Baku Open-2012", group A, Sep 2012 | , 2705 |
| 9, | GM Boris Grachev, Nakhchivan Open-2012, group A, May 2012 | , 2705 |
| # | Opponent | Score | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1, | GM Veselin Topalov, FIDE World Cup 2015, Sep 2015 | , 1/4 | , 2816 |
| 2, | GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, 42nd World Chess Olympiad, Open, 2016, Sep 2016 | , 2/3 | , 2813 |
| 3, | GM Alexander Grischuk, European Team Chess Championship 2017 - Open, Oct 2017 | , 1/3 | , 2785 |
| 4, | GM Liren Ding, World Team Championship 2017, Jun 2017 | , 1½/2 | , 2783 |
| 5, | GM Wesley So, 2014-2015 Turkish Is Bank Chess League, Aug 2015 | , ½/2 | , 2779 |
| 6, | GM Ian Nepomniachtchi, 43rd World Chess Olympiad 2018, Oct 2018 | , 1/3 | , 2768 |
| 7, | GM Fabiano Caruana, 13th European individual chess championship, Mar 2012 | , 1½/3 | , 2767 |
| 8, | GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, 20 russian championship(male teams), Apr 2013 | , 2½/4 | , 2766 |
| 9, | GM Anish Giri, European Team Chess Championship 2017 - Open, Nov 2017 | , 1½/4 | , 2762 |
| 10, | GM Peter Svidler, World Team Championship 2017, Jun 2017 | , ½/1 | , 2756 |
Openings · Classical
From the moves of 366 of 1,152 classical games on record.
As WhiteOpens 1.e4 in 167 of 187 games, 1.d4 in 17, 1.c4 in 3.
As BlackMeets 1.d4 with 1...Nf6, and 1.e4 with 1...c5.
All openings (10 as White, 12 as Black)
| Openings in White games | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense | 70 | 76% |
| Ruy Lopez | 32 | 63% |
| French Defense | 22 | 70% |
| Caro-Kann Defense | 20 | 68% |
| Italian Game | 6 | 42% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined | 5 | 70% |
| King's Indian Defense | 4 | 88% |
| Petrov's Defense | 4 | 63% |
| Philidor Defense | 3 | 83% |
| Scandinavian Defense | 3 | 83% |
18 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.
Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 65, 1...d5 in 11.
Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 60, 1...e5 in 8.
Against 1.Nf3: 1...Nf6 in 14, 1...d5 in 7.
| Openings in Black games | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense | 60 | 62% |
| Queen's Indian Defense | 36 | 43% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense | 19 | 53% |
| English Opening | 18 | 53% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined | 6 | 67% |
| King's Indian Attack | 5 | 50% |
| Ruy Lopez | 5 | 60% |
| Semi-Slav Defense | 5 | 30% |
| Benoni Defense | 3 | 67% |
| Bogo-Indian Defense | 3 | 67% |
| Catalan Opening | 3 | 50% |
| Queen's Pawn Game | 3 | 50% |
13 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.
Performance rating by year
| Year | Games | Score | Avg opp | TPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 46 | 26½ | 2471 | 2528 |
| 2018 | 98 | 61½ | 2494 | 2589 |
| 2017 | 100 | 58 | 2522 | 2579 |
| 2016 | 101 | 70 | 2479 | 2620 |
| 2015 | 57 | 35 | 2517 | 2597 |
| 2014 | 92 | 61 | 2530 | 2647 |
| 2013 | 89 | 58½ | 2569 | 2686 |
| 2012 | 81 | 52 | 2538 | 2640 |
| 2011 | 113 | 74½ | 2536 | 2653 |
| 2010 | 116 | 77 | 2516 | 2633 |
| 2009 | 83 | 60½ | 2462 | 2637 |
| 2008 | 74 | 45 | 2521 | 2601 |
Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.
- Nov 2019Round robinfederation sourceBest of 2019Score 5/9Opp avg 2537Start 2574
- Oct – Nov 2019Teamfederation source#2 in 2019Score 4/8Opp avg 2548Start 2574
- Jun – Jul 2019Swissfederation source#5 in 2019Score 5½/9Opp avg 2402Start 2594
- May – Jun 2019Round robinfederation source#4 in 2019Score 5½/9Opp avg 2420Start 2594
- Mar 2019Swisschess-results.com#3 in 2019Score 6½/11Opp avg 2461Start 2604
- Sep – Oct 2018Swissfederation source#9 in 2018Score 5½/10Opp avg 2513Start 2610
- Jul – Aug 2018Teamfederation source#8 in 2018Score 5½/12Opp avg 2592Start 2616
- Jun – Jul 2018Swissfederation source#5 in 2018Score 6/9Opp avg 2465Start 2610
Live ratings projected from the NOV26 published list · Not affiliated with FIDE