GM Alexander Raetsky Full name Alexander Raetsky Born 1961 (age 65) Place of birth Federation FIDE Profiles #4637 World Ranking 2283 Classical 2238 Rapid 2175 Blitz Bio Most Played Openings White Pieces Catalan Opening (65 games) Grünfeld Defense: Petrosian System (39 games) Catalan Opening: Closed (31 games) Slav Defense: Modern Line (29 games) English Opening: Symmetrical, Anti-Benoni Variation (25 games) Black Pieces King's Indian Attack (32 games) Réti Opening: Réti Gambit Declined, Advance Variation (20 games) English Opening: King's English Variation (19 games) Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Marshall Variation, Staunton Variation (17 games) Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (16 games) Games Players Result Moves Year Alexander Raetsky (2282) Brigitte Burchardt (2088) 1-0 39 2026 Alexander Raetsky (2282) John C Pigott (2255) ½-½ 32 2026 Alexander Raetsky (2282) Carlos Garcia Palermo (2394) ½-½ 20 2026 Margeir Petursson (2387) Alexander Raetsky (2282) 1-0 56 2026 Ilir Seitaj (2303) Alexander Raetsky (2282) ½-½ 20 2026 Anatoly Vaisser (2412) Alexander Raetsky (2282) ½-½ 40 2026 Gunter Sandner (2230) Alexander Raetsky (2282) ½-½ 24 2026 Alexander Raetsky (2297) Petr Folk (2123) 1-0 38 2025 Alexander Raetsky (2297) Jeroen van den Bersselaar (2099) 1-0 24 2025 Alexander Raetsky (2297) Valeriy Min (2272) 0-1 29 2025 Show All Games