GM Aleksandr Shimanov Full name Aleksandr Shimanov Born May 8, 1992 (age 33) Place of birth Saint Petersburg, Russia Federation Russia Profiles # World Ranking 2581 Classical 2584 Rapid 2576 Blitz Bio Aleksandr Shimanov is a Russian Grandmaster. Most Played Openings White Pieces Four Knights Game (51 games) Trompowsky Attack (41 games) Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation (28 games) English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System (25 games) Closed Sicilian Defense: Traditional Line (23 games) Black Pieces Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotrč Variation (56 games) Caro-Kann Defense: Advance, Short Variation with 4.Nf3 (27 games) King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation (24 games) Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation (18 games) Queen's Pawn Opening: Horwitz Defense (15 games) Games Players Result Moves Year Aleksandr Shimanov (3057) Jan-Krzysztof Duda (3230) 1-0 69 2026 Aleksandr Shimanov (3053) Giga Goderdzishvili (2775) 1-0 40 2026 Aleksandr Shimanov (3050) Mikelis Vingris (2581) 1-0 39 2026 Aleksandr Shimanov (3033) Sion Radamantys Galaviz Medina (2801) 1-0 67 2026 Aleksandr Shimanov (3053) Suhaas Narayanan (2614) 1-0 64 2026 Aleksandr Shimanov (3072) Denis Lazavik (3254) 1-0 31 2026 Aleksandr Shimanov (3056) Vladislav Voitovich (2721) 1-0 44 2026 Aleksandr Shimanov (3076) Arjun Erigaisi (3226) 1-0 49 2026 Aleksandr Shimanov (3071) Joaquin Fiorito (2931) 1-0 46 2026 Aleksandr Shimanov (3075) Pavel Anisimov (2586) 1-0 45 2026 Show All Games