GM Alexander Riazantsev Maria Emelianova Full name Alexander Riazantsev Born Sep 12, 1985 (age 40) Place of birth Moscow, Russia Federation Russia Profiles # World Ranking 2594 Classical 2503 Rapid 2522 Blitz Bio Alexander Riazantsev is a Russian Grandmaster. Most Played Openings White Pieces Slav Defense (53 games) Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation, Petrosian Variation (25 games) Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense (25 games) King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation (24 games) Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line, Stoltz Variation (23 games) Black Pieces Caro-Kann Defense: Advance, Short Variation with 4.Nf3 (43 games) Caro-Kann Defense: Classical, Spassky Variation (37 games) King's Indian Attack (31 games) English Opening: Agincourt Defense (31 games) Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation (23 games) Games Players Result Moves Year Alexander Riazantsev (2612) Edgar Hayrapetyan (2377) 1-0 38 2026 Alexander Riazantsev (2612) Lev Zverev (2453) 0-1 28 2026 Alexander Riazantsev (2612) Mukhammadzokhid Suyarov (2449) 0-1 57 2026 Alexander Riazantsev (2612) Shiroghlan Talibov (2431) ½-½ 30 2026 Alexander Riazantsev (2612) Artem Pingin (2456) ½-½ 51 2026 Andrey Tsvetkov (2411) Alexander Riazantsev (2612) 1-0 56 2026 Viachaslau Zarubitski (2393) Alexander Riazantsev (2612) 0-1 59 2026 Ekaterina Goltseva (2364) Alexander Riazantsev (2612) 0-1 40 2026 Konstantin Kornienko (2402) Alexander Riazantsev (2612) 0-1 59 2026 Alexander Riazantsev (2531) Ivan Gagarin (1717) 1-0 24 2023 Show All Games