Alexei Saveliev

RUS · 29 yrs · K=10 · Peak 2403 (Jul 2017)

Best performance: 2589 at Chess Day 2018 IM(Best of 2018)

NOV26 Rating

2348

Live Rating

2348.0

Change

0.0

Games Played

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Official classical rating by month

List	Rating	Change
Nov 2026	2348	0
Oct 2026	2348	0
Sep 2026	2348	0
Aug 2026	2348	0
Jul 2026	2348	0
Jun 2026	2348	0
May 2026	2348	0
Apr 2026	2348	0
Mar 2026	2348	0
Feb 2026	2348	0
Jan 2026	2348	0
Dec 2025	2348	0

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

From 719 classical games on record, the latest on Mar 20, 2024.

Classical games since the November list

No rated standard games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)

	Last played	Score	TPR
	St. Petersburg 97th Championship, Final, MenMar 16, 2024 – Mar 24, 2024TPR 1954	½/4	1954

The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.

Best wins · Classical

From 692 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2009–2024

#	Opponent	Rating
1,	GM Maxim Vavulin, Jan 2017 · Moscow-Open 2017 A	, 2604
2,	GM Sebastian Bogner, Aug 2017 · Riga Technical University Open 2017 - Tournament A	, 2600
3,	GM Evgeny Romanov, Jun 2021 · Russian Championship HL 2021_Men	, 2599
4,	GM Konstantin Sakaev, Oct 2017 · M.Chigorin Memorial 2017	, 2594
5,	GM Dmitry Kryakvin, May 2021 · Team men PL chess 2021	, 2577
6,	GM Aleksey Goganov, May 2022 · Team men PL chess final 2022	, 2561
7,	GM Amirreza Pourramezanali, Sep 2018 · Saint Petersburg GM 2018	, 2535
8,	GM Sergei Lobanov, Apr 2019 · St. Petersburg 92nd Championship, Final	, 2528
9,	GM Evgeny A. Levin, Mar 2016 · 89th Men Champ. St. Petersburg, Final	, 2511
10,	IM Alexander Zabotin, Jun 2021 · Russian Championship HL 2021_Men	, 2506

#	Opponent	Overall	Rating
1,	GM Ernesto Inarkiev, Highest-rated meeting: Aug 2012 · M.Botvinnik Memorial 2012	, 0/1	, 2707
2,	GM Maxim Rodshtein, Highest-rated meeting: May 2019 · Team men PL chess final 2019	, 0/1	, 2699
3,	GM Anton Korobov, Highest-rated meeting: May 2017 · Team men PL chess final 2017	, 0/1	, 2688
4,	GM Boris Grachev, Highest-rated meeting: May 2017 · Team men PL chess final 2017	, 1/2	, 2658
5,	GM Igor Kovalenko, Highest-rated meeting: May 2017 · Team men PL chess final 2017	, ½/1	, 2657
6,	GM Aleksey Goganov, Highest-rated meeting: Jan 2017 · Moscow-Open 2017 A	, 2½/7	, 2639
6,	GM Alexander Motylev, Highest-rated meeting: Jun 2021 · Russian Championship HL 2021_Men	, 0/1	, 2639
8,	GM Alexey Sarana, Highest-rated meeting: Nov 2020 · Team Russian Championship 2020_men	, 0/1	, 2636
9,	GM Mateusz Bartel, Highest-rated meeting: Aug 2015 · 5 th International Chess Festival RIGA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OPEN	, 0/1	, 2631
10,	GM Alexandr Predke, Highest-rated meeting: May 2019 · Team men PL chess final 2019	, 0/1	, 2626

Openings · Classical

From the moves of 225 of 719 classical games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.e4 in 100 of 112 games, 1.d4 in 10.

As BlackMeets 1.e4 with 1...c5, and 1.d4 with 1...Nf6.

All openings (9 as White, 13 as Black)

Openings in White games	Games	Score
Sicilian Defense	43	52%
French Defense	20	55%
Ruy Lopez	12	42%
Caro-Kann Defense	8	38%
Rapport-Jobava System	6	50%
Modern Defense	4	50%
Alekhine Defense	3	100%
Indian Defense	3	17%
Petrov's Defense	3	50%

10 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.

Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 28, 1...d6 in 12, 1...e6 in 12.

Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 36.

Against 1.Nf3: 1...Nf6 in 9, 1...c5 in 5.

Openings in Black games	Games	Score
Sicilian Defense	27	52%
Queen's Indian Defense	17	50%
French Defense	13	42%
English Opening	8	69%
Nimzo-Indian Defense	7	29%
Pirc Defense	7	79%
Philidor Defense	5	80%
Catalan Opening	4	0%
Zukertort Opening	4	38%
Benoni Defense	3	67%
Indian Defense	3	0%
Queen's Gambit Declined	3	33%
Queen's Pawn Game	3	50%

9 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.

Event timeline · Classical

50 of 85 events

Events before the current rating period show the performance, not a rating change.

Live events show the rating change; earlier events show the performance rating.

Performance rating by year

Year	Games	Score	Avg opp	TPR
2024	4	½	2276	1954
2023	14	5	2362	2260
2022	5	2	2527	2455
2021	25	12½	2455	2455
2020	29	16	2307	2343
2019	54	27½	2349	2356
2018	65	35½	2314	2350
2017	85	46½	2328	2364
2016	58	36	2252	2339
2015	59	35½	2221	2293
2014	52	28½	2193	2229
2012	71	37	2118	2132
2011	65	35½	2053	2089
2010	48	22	2090	2061
2009	9	5	1897	1940

Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.

St. Petersburg 97th Championship, Final, Men1954
Mar 2024Swissfederation source
Best of 2024Score ½/4Opp avg 2276Start 2366
Team men PL chess final 20231674
May 2023Teamfederation source
Score 0/5Opp avg 2474Start 2385
St. Petersburg 96th Championship, Final, Men2343
Mar 2023Swissfederation source
Best of 2023Score 5/9Opp avg 2300Start 2390
Team men PL chess final 20222455
May 2022Teamfederation source
Best of 2022Score 2/5Opp avg 2527Start 2386
Russian Championship HL 2021_Men2428
Jun – Jul 2021Swissfederation source
#3 in 2021Score 3½/9Opp avg 2508Start 2381
Team men PL chess 20212470
May 2021Teamfederation source
Best of 2021Score 3½/7Opp avg 2470Start 2372
St. Petersburg 94th Championship Final, Men2469
Mar – Apr 2021Swissfederation source
#2 in 2021Score 5½/9Opp avg 2389Start 2358
Team Russian Championship 2020_men—(2)
Nov 2020Teamfederation source
Score 0/2Opp avg 2560Start 2363
St. Petersburg 93rd Men Championship, Final2444
Sep 2020Swissfederation source
Best of 2020Score 5/9Opp avg 2401Start 2352
St. Petersburg 93rd Men Championship, Semifinal2290
Feb 2020Swissfederation source
#3 in 2020Score 6/9Opp avg 2165Start 2361
Moscow Open 2020 A2342
Jan – Feb 2020Swissfederation source
#2 in 2020Score 5/9Opp avg 2299Start 2361
M.Chigorin Memorial 2019 Open2301
Oct 2019Swissfederation source
#5 in 2019Score 5½/9Opp avg 2221Start 2365
Saint Petersburg GM 20192372
Aug – Sep 2019Round robinfederation source
#3 in 2019Score 3½/9Opp avg 2452Start 2355
Riga Technical University Open 2019 - Tournament A2416
Aug 2019Swissfederation source
#2 in 2019Score 6/9Opp avg 2291Start 2355
Team men PL chess final 20192150
May 2019Teamfederation source
#6 in 2019Score ½/7Opp avg 2572Start 2367
St. Petersburg 92nd Championship, Final2340
Apr 2019Round robinfederation source
#4 in 2019Score 4½/11Opp avg 2405Start 2372
St. Petersburg 92nd Championship, Semifinal2462
Feb 2019Swissfederation source
Best of 2019Score 7½/9Opp avg 2189Start 2360
M.Chigorin Memorial 20182270
Oct – Nov 2018Swissfederation source
#7 in 2018Score 4½/9Opp avg 2227Start 2365
Saint Petersburg GM 20182395
Aug – Sep 2018Round robinfederation source
#3 in 2018Score 4/9Opp avg 2438Start 2382
Riga Technical University Open 2018 - Tournament A2209
Aug 2018Swissfederation source
#8 in 2018Score 4½/9Opp avg 2209Start 2382
Chess Day 2018 IMIM norm2589
Jul 2018Round robinfederation source
Best of 2018Score 7½/9Opp avg 2316Start 2357
Team men PL chess final 20182396
May 2018Teamfederation source
#2 in 2018Score 2½/5Opp avg 2396Start 2354
St. Petersburg 91st Championship_Final2356
Apr 2018Round robinfederation source
#4 in 2018Score 4½/11Opp avg 2421Start 2354
Moscow Open 2018_A2271
Jan – Feb 2018Swissfederation source
#6 in 2018Score 5/9Opp avg 2228Start 2373
Rilton Cup 2017 20182316
Dec 2017 – Jan 2018Swissfederation source
#5 in 2018Score 4½/9Opp avg 2316Start 2372

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