What is Alexander Rustemov's FIDE rating?

Alexander Rustemov's FIDE rating is 2525 standard, 2494 rapid. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Alexander Rustemov's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Alexander Rustemov played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 7,690 over-the-board games by Alexander Rustemov (7,608 classical, 51 rapid, 31 blitz), with 52% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Alexander Rustemov's Chess Stalker profile.

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Open Alexander Rustemov's free Chess Stalker report: opening repertoire with results per line as White and Black, recurring weaknesses and blunder patterns evaluated with Stockfish, and recent games. Then rehearse against the Twin Bot, which imitates Alexander Rustemov's style, before facing them.

Alexander Rustemov

Russiaborn 1973FIDE ID 4119002

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026

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2525 · Sep 2023

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2525Classical

2494Rapid

2625peak, Apr 2001

7,690games

3,987wins, 52%

1,443draws, 19%

2,260losses, 29%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2625 · Apr 2001

Play style

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Elite accuracy: 91.3% average

Low resilience (25%): Doesn't save lost positions

Very consistent (89%)

Very precise: only 0.4 blunders/game

Dominates 1.d4 as

(65% in 3638 games)

Vulnerable to 1.f4

(only 42%)

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Based on

7,690 games

Based on 7,690 games

Openings

7,690 gamesBased on 7,690 player games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

Trompowsky Attack1.d4 ♞f6 2.♝g5 e639 games43.6%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

King's Indian1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 g6539 games57.7%wins

Queen's Gambit Declined1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6451 games58.3%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 480 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 480 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

96.3%

Middlegame

91.1%

Endgame

93.5%

Clutch factor

+3%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

93%131g

EqualEqual position

94%72g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

90%277g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

21%

235 err

20%

225 err

18%

198 err

15%

163 err

15%

171 err

12%

131 err

Critical moment

Move 47 avg

1-15

13%

16-25

11%

26-35

19%

36-45

55%

46+

55% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

317Errors mapped

d5 / e4Hotspot zone

Critical squares

4444 err

3636 err

3434 err

3333 err

3232 err

d5/e4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors · Stockfish

#69

♚b2?? vs Sarana

Endgame · OTB · 2026

#30

♝f8?? vs Daneshvar

Middlegame · OTB · 2026

#60

♜f4?? vs Martirosyan

Endgame · OTB · 2026

#47

♛e7?? vs Kollars

Endgame · OTB · 2026

#20

b5?? vs Sarana

Middlegame · OTB · 2026

#60

♞b4?? vs Svane

Endgame · OTB · 2026

Recent games

7,690 games

Sjugirov, Sanan(2544)

2nd 3-0 Thu 3rd Sep 2026 · 3 Sept 2026

0–1

Becking, Stephan(2410)

2nd 3-0 Thu 3rd Sep 2026 · 3 Sept 2026

1–0

Abdallah, Mohamed Khalil(2179)

1st 3-0 Thu 3rd Sep 2026 · 3 Sept 2026

1–0

Yeletsky, Ivan(2415)

2nd 3-0 Thu 3rd Sep 2026 · 3 Sept 2026

0–1

Do, Hoang Minh Tho(1968)

3rd 3-0 Thu 3rd Sep 2026 · 3 Sept 2026

1–0

Samanta, Aayansh(1968)

3rd 3-0 Thu 3rd Sep 2026 · 3 Sept 2026

1–0

Endgame statistics

325 endgames (66.2%) · force Same-Color Bishops (10%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

66.2%

325 / 491

B vs N Pref

52.4%·47.8%

prefers the bishop

PiecesTypeWin %games

Rook + Equal Minors

56%44%

77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

59%41%

79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)

49%50%

73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook

48%50%

72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors

56%44%

78.1%160g

Pure Pawn

36%50%14

60.6%109g

Rook + Equal Minors77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors78.1%160g

Pure Pawn60.6%109g

Weak in Same-Color Bishops: only 10% win rate (10 games). Force this endgameShow all 14 types

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Repertoire

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7,690 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

3,891 games55%W19%D26%L

3,891games in this linewon 55%, drew 19%, lost 26%

Move

1. d4

3638—

56%18%26%

65%

1. ♞f3

158—

46%32%22%

62%

1. c4

80—

41%39%20%

61%

1. e4

11—

55%18%27%

64%

1. b3

1—

100%

50%

1. g4

1—

100%

1. f4

1—

100%

1. d3

1—

100%

Scouting report: Alexander Rustemov (GM, RUS)

Alexander Rustemov

Rating & statistics

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Openings

Weaknesses

Strengths

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Critical blunders

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