GMBator Sambuev

CAN Born 1980 Male
FIDE ID
4128290

About Bator Sambuev

Bator Sambuev was born in Ulan-Ude in 1980 and developed his chess career in Russia. He became an international master in 1999 and a grandmaster in 2006. He moved to Toronto in 2007 and settled in Montreal in 2010. In 2011 he won the Canadian Championship after a playoff against Eric Hansen. Show more

Bator Sambuev was born in Ulan-Ude in 1980 and developed his chess career in Russia. He became an international master in 1999 and a grandmaster in 2006. He moved to Toronto in 2007 and settled in Montreal in 2010. In 2011 he won the Canadian Championship after a playoff against Eric Hansen. He retained the championship the following year. The 2012 victory qualified him for the 2013 World Cup, where he won the opening game against Alexander Morozevich before losing the match in rapid tiebreaks. Sambuev played first board for Canada at the 2012 Olympiad and returned to the team in 2014. He won another Canadian championship in 2017 after a playoff with Nikolay Noritsyn. He then faced Wei Yi in the World Cup. In 2023 he shared the national championship with Noritsyn and Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux.

FIDE ratings

Classical

2445

Published FIDE

Rapid

2478

Published FIDE

Blitz

2425

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#1067
National rank · CAN
#7

Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

Rating milestones

Highest recorded rating
2571 Apr 2014
Recorded years
2001–2026
Archived games
644

Based on available monthly lists and saved games.

Rating history

CFC ratings

Canadian rankings

CFC ID 146462 · Montreal QC

2577Regular
2493Quick

CFC rating history

Official CFC ratings after each rated event.

Rated events
DateEventTypeRating
2026-11-08NCC Qualifier 1 2026Quick2493
2026-09-27Ottawa Fall OpenRegular2577
2026-09-07Montreal Open BlitzQuick2515
2026-09-07Montreal Open 2026 OpenRegular2570
2026-08-13Championnat du Quebec RotationRegular2572
2026-07-26Quebec Open Championship Open U2200Regular2573
2026-07-172026 Canadian Open O2100Regular2536
2026-06-072026 EOOCC OpenRegular2528
2026-05-182026 Ontario Open - CrownRegular2523
2026-04-15NormStorm Classic #1Regular2547
2026-04-07Championnat d'échecs du CanadaRegular2545
2026-03-012026 Ottawa March OpenRegular2529
2026-02-22Carnaval de Quebec A 2026Regular2534
2026-02-15Blitz Bishops Feb Take 5 OpenRegular2524
2026-01-182026 Ottawa Winter OpenRegular2530
2025-12-07Ottawa December OpenRegular2538
2025-11-022025 National Capital OpenRegular2533
2025-09-07Montréal Open Major ClassicalRegular2544
2025-08-20CIQ 2025Regular2546
2025-07-26Quebec Open 2025 Section ARegular2512
2025-06-152025 Eastern ON OpenRegular2510
2025-04-222025 Canadian ClosedRegular2498
2025-04-13Open de Gatineau 2025Regular2497
2025-03-022025 Ottawa March OpenRegular2502
2025-01-192025 Ottawa Winter OpenRegular2510
2024-12-082024 Ottawa December OpenRegular2520
2024-09-292024 Ottawa Fall OpenRegular2528
2024-09-022024 Toronto Open - CrownRegular2530
2024-07-252024 Maplewood Invitational RRRegular2549
2024-07-18Canadian Open 2024 Section ARegular2514
2024-06-162024 Eastern ON Open ChRegular2536
2024-05-26Open de Gatineau section OuverteRegular2554
2024-05-202024 Ontario Open CrownRegular2559
2024-04-082024 Candidates BlitzQuick2541
2024-04-072024 Excelsior April Rapid ChampionQuick2539
2024-04-062024 Excelsior April Blitz ChampionQuick2515
2024-04-022024 Canadian ZonalRegular2551
2024-03-17Excelsior March Open ChampionshipRegular2562
2024-03-032024 Ottawa March OpenRegular2572
2024-02-252024 Excelsior February OpenRegular2561
2024-01-28Excelsior 1 Year Anniversary OpenRegular2580
2024-01-212024 Ottawa Winter OpenRegular2584
2023-12-302023 Tournoi du Pere Noel ARegular2580
2023-12-102023 Ottawa December OpenRegular2574
2023-11-19Excelsior November Open TopRegular2579
2023-11-052023 National Capital OpenRegular2576
2023-10-292023 Excelsior October OpenRegular2587
2023-10-012023 Ottawa Fall OpenRegular2586
2023-09-102023 Excelsior September OpenRegular2575
2023-09-042023 Toronto Open CrownRegular2579

FIDE rating history

Published rating lists through Nov 2026.

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Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-11 (UTC).

Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).

# Date Event Site Round White Black Result Moves View
251 2023-03-31 Choc des generations 2023 Montreal CAN 1.5 Kevin Zhong Bator Sambuev Draw: 1/2-1/2 57 Open
252 2023-03-17 Excelsior March GM 2023 Toronto CAN 9.1 Bator Sambuev Mark Plotkin Draw: 1/2-1/2 37 Open
253 2023-03-16 Excelsior March GM 2023 Toronto CAN 8.4 Luis Fernando Ibarra Chami Bator Sambuev Lost: 1-0 49 Open
254 2023-03-16 Excelsior March GM 2023 Toronto CAN 7.3 Bator Sambuev Nikolay Noritsyn Won: 1-0 36 Open
255 2023-03-15 Excelsior March GM 2023 Toronto CAN 6.2 Victor Mikhalevski Bator Sambuev Won: 0-1 84 Open
256 2023-03-15 Excelsior March GM 2023 Toronto CAN 5.3 Bator Sambuev Gabor Nagy Draw: 1/2-1/2 66 Open
257 2023-03-14 Excelsior March GM 2023 Toronto CAN 4.1 Mike Ivanov Bator Sambuev Draw: 1/2-1/2 49 Open
258 2023-03-14 Excelsior March GM 2023 Toronto CAN 3.5 Bator Sambuev Zachary Dukic Won: 1-0 28 Open
259 2023-03-13 Excelsior March GM 2023 Toronto CAN 2.1 Joshua Posthuma Bator Sambuev Lost: 1-0 65 Open
260 2023-03-13 Excelsior March GM 2023 Toronto CAN 1.5 Anthony Atanasov Bator Sambuev Won: 0-1 83 Open
261 2023-03-12 Excelsior March Open 2023 Toronto CAN 4.2 Nikolay Noritsyn Bator Sambuev Lost: 1-0 42 Open
262 2023-03-11 Excelsior March Open 2023 Toronto CAN 3.6 Bator Sambuev Raninga Aditya Himanshu Won: 1-0 70 Open
263 2023-03-11 Excelsior March Open 2023 Toronto CAN 2.5 Vaibhav Bhat Bator Sambuev Draw: 1/2-1/2 61 Open
264 2023-03-10 Excelsior March Open 2023 Toronto CAN 1.3 Bator Sambuev Richard Chen Won: 1-0 44 Open
265 2023-02-26 36th Cannes Open 2023 Cannes FRA 9.3 Diptayan Ghosh Bator Sambuev Lost: 1-0 13 Open
266 2023-02-22 36th Cannes Open 2023 Cannes FRA 4.5 Bator Sambuev Momchil Nikolov Draw: 1/2-1/2 51 Open
267 2023-02-21 36th Cannes Open 2023 Cannes FRA 3.4 MarcAndria Maurizzi Bator Sambuev Draw: 1/2-1/2 23 Open
268 2022-12-30 Pere Noel Open 2022 Montreal CAN 5.1 Thomas Roussel-Roozmon Bator Sambuev Lost: 1-0 31 Open
269 2022-12-29 Pere Noel Open 2022 Montreal CAN 4.1 Bator Sambuev Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux Won: 1-0 43 Open
270 2022-12-28 Pere Noel Open 2022 Montreal CAN 3.1 Olivier-Kenta Chiku-Ratte Bator Sambuev Won: 0-1 39 Open
271 2022-12-27 Pere Noel Open 2022 Montreal CAN 2.1 Bator Sambuev Ananda Saha Won: 1-0 67 Open
272 2022-12-27 Pere Noel Open 2022 Montreal CAN 1.1 Lizandro Fernando Lopez Linares Bator Sambuev Won: 0-1 34 Open
273 2022-11-19 Maplewood Inv 2022 Waterloo, QC CAN 9.1 Mark Plotkin Bator Sambuev Lost: 1-0 57 Open
274 2022-11-18 Maplewood Inv 2022 Waterloo, QC CAN 8.1 Bator Sambuev Nikolay Noritsyn Draw: 1/2-1/2 92 Open
275 2022-11-18 Maplewood Inv 2022 Waterloo, QC CAN 7.1 Isan Reynaldo Ortiz Suarez Bator Sambuev Lost: 1-0 76 Open
276 2022-11-17 Maplewood Inv 2022 Waterloo, QC CAN 6.1 Bator Sambuev Toms Kantans Won: 1-0 51 Open
277 2022-11-16 Maplewood Inv 2022 Waterloo, QC CAN 5.1 Jason Liang Bator Sambuev Draw: 1/2-1/2 64 Open
278 2022-11-16 Maplewood Inv 2022 Waterloo, QC CAN 4.1 Bator Sambuev Marin Bosiocic Lost: 0-1 40 Open
279 2022-11-15 Maplewood Inv 2022 Waterloo, QC CAN 3.1 Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux Bator Sambuev Lost: 1-0 51 Open
280 2022-11-15 Maplewood Inv 2022 Waterloo, QC CAN 2.1 Bator Sambuev Artiom Samsonkin Draw: 1/2-1/2 32 Open
281 2022-11-14 Maplewood Inv 2022 Waterloo, QC CAN 1.1 Sai Krishna G V Bator Sambuev Won: 0-1 32 Open
282 2022-10-09 ch-Int CAN 2022 Contrecoeur CAN 5.2 Jean Hebert Bator Sambuev Won: 0-1 68 Open
283 2022-10-09 ch-Int CAN 2022 Contrecoeur CAN 4.2 Bator Sambuev Kevin Zhong Won: 1-0 50 Open
284 2022-10-08 ch-Int CAN 2022 Contrecoeur CAN 3.8 Ananda Saha Bator Sambuev Won: 0-1 54 Open
285 2022-10-08 ch-Int CAN 2022 Contrecoeur CAN 2.11 Bator Sambuev Unidentified player Won: 1-0 30 Open
286 2022-10-07 ch-Int CAN 2022 Contrecoeur CAN 1.3 Rafael Adam Bator Sambuev Lost: 1-0 55 Open
287 2022-09-06 Quebec Open 2022 Laval Quebec CAN 9.1 Max Chen Bator Sambuev Draw: 1/2-1/2 52 Open
288 2022-09-05 Quebec Open 2022 Laval Quebec CAN 8.1 Bator Sambuev William Li Won: 1-0 31 Open
289 2022-09-05 Quebec Open 2022 Laval Quebec CAN 7.1 Luis Manuel Perez Rodriguez Bator Sambuev Won: 0-1 41 Open
290 2022-09-04 Quebec Open 2022 Laval Quebec CAN 6.1 Bator Sambuev Johnathan Han Won: 1-0 35 Open
291 2022-09-04 Quebec Open 2022 Laval Quebec CAN 5.1 Tangi Migot Bator Sambuev Draw: 1/2-1/2 89 Open
292 2022-09-03 Quebec Open 2022 Laval Quebec CAN 4.1 Bator Sambuev Louis Robichaud Won: 1-0 28 Open
293 2022-09-02 Quebec Open 2022 Laval Quebec CAN 3.1 Raphael Nunez-Painchaud Bator Sambuev Won: 0-1 43 Open
294 2022-09-02 Quebec Open 2022 Laval Quebec CAN 2.1 Bator Sambuev Stephane Drolet Won: 1-0 30 Open
295 2022-09-01 Quebec Open 2022 Laval Quebec CAN 1.2 Amirsalar Javidfard Bator Sambuev Won: 0-1 38 Open
296 2022-08-07 Hollywood Norm Classic #3 Los Angeles USA 9.9 Bator Sambuev Carlos Sandoval Mercado Lost: 0-1 33 Open
297 2022-08-07 Hollywood Norm Classic #3 Los Angeles USA 8.8 Yesuntumur Tugstumur Bator Sambuev Lost: 1-0 58 Open
298 2022-08-06 Hollywood Norm Classic #3 Los Angeles USA 7.11 Bator Sambuev Andy Lin Won: 1-0 62 Open
299 2022-08-06 Hollywood Norm Classic #3 Los Angeles USA 6.12 Alfonso Almeida Saenz Bator Sambuev Draw: 1/2-1/2 62 Open
300 2022-08-05 Hollywood Norm Classic #3 Los Angeles USA 5.8 Bator Sambuev Henry Wang Draw: 1/2-1/2 59 Open
  1. vs Kevin ZhongDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-03-31 · Round 1.5Choc des generations 2023
  2. vs Mark PlotkinDraw · ½–½White · 2023-03-17 · Round 9.1Excelsior March GM 2023
  3. vs Luis Fernando Ibarra ChamiLost · 1-0Black · 2023-03-16 · Round 8.4Excelsior March GM 2023
  4. vs Nikolay NoritsynWon · 1-0White · 2023-03-16 · Round 7.3Excelsior March GM 2023
  5. vs Victor MikhalevskiWon · 0-1Black · 2023-03-15 · Round 6.2Excelsior March GM 2023
  6. vs Gabor NagyDraw · ½–½White · 2023-03-15 · Round 5.3Excelsior March GM 2023
  7. vs Mike IvanovDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-03-14 · Round 4.1Excelsior March GM 2023
  8. vs Zachary DukicWon · 1-0White · 2023-03-14 · Round 3.5Excelsior March GM 2023
  9. vs Joshua PosthumaLost · 1-0Black · 2023-03-13 · Round 2.1Excelsior March GM 2023
  10. vs Anthony AtanasovWon · 0-1Black · 2023-03-13 · Round 1.5Excelsior March GM 2023
  11. vs Nikolay NoritsynLost · 1-0Black · 2023-03-12 · Round 4.2Excelsior March Open 2023
  12. vs Raninga Aditya HimanshuWon · 1-0White · 2023-03-11 · Round 3.6Excelsior March Open 2023
  13. vs Vaibhav BhatDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-03-11 · Round 2.5Excelsior March Open 2023
  14. vs Richard ChenWon · 1-0White · 2023-03-10 · Round 1.3Excelsior March Open 2023
  15. vs Diptayan GhoshLost · 1-0Black · 2023-02-26 · Round 9.336th Cannes Open 2023
  16. vs Momchil NikolovDraw · ½–½White · 2023-02-22 · Round 4.536th Cannes Open 2023
  17. vs MarcAndria MaurizziDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-02-21 · Round 3.436th Cannes Open 2023
  18. vs Thomas Roussel-RoozmonLost · 1-0Black · 2022-12-30 · Round 5.1Pere Noel Open 2022
  19. vs Shawn Rodrigue-LemieuxWon · 1-0White · 2022-12-29 · Round 4.1Pere Noel Open 2022
  20. vs Olivier-Kenta Chiku-RatteWon · 0-1Black · 2022-12-28 · Round 3.1Pere Noel Open 2022
  21. vs Ananda SahaWon · 1-0White · 2022-12-27 · Round 2.1Pere Noel Open 2022
  22. vs Lizandro Fernando Lopez LinaresWon · 0-1Black · 2022-12-27 · Round 1.1Pere Noel Open 2022
  23. vs Mark PlotkinLost · 1-0Black · 2022-11-19 · Round 9.1Maplewood Inv 2022
  24. vs Nikolay NoritsynDraw · ½–½White · 2022-11-18 · Round 8.1Maplewood Inv 2022
  25. vs Isan Reynaldo Ortiz SuarezLost · 1-0Black · 2022-11-18 · Round 7.1Maplewood Inv 2022
  26. vs Toms KantansWon · 1-0White · 2022-11-17 · Round 6.1Maplewood Inv 2022
  27. vs Jason LiangDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-11-16 · Round 5.1Maplewood Inv 2022
  28. vs Marin BosiocicLost · 0-1White · 2022-11-16 · Round 4.1Maplewood Inv 2022
  29. vs Shawn Rodrigue-LemieuxLost · 1-0Black · 2022-11-15 · Round 3.1Maplewood Inv 2022
  30. vs Artiom SamsonkinDraw · ½–½White · 2022-11-15 · Round 2.1Maplewood Inv 2022
  31. vs Sai Krishna G VWon · 0-1Black · 2022-11-14 · Round 1.1Maplewood Inv 2022
  32. vs Jean HebertWon · 0-1Black · 2022-10-09 · Round 5.2ch-Int CAN 2022
  33. vs Kevin ZhongWon · 1-0White · 2022-10-09 · Round 4.2ch-Int CAN 2022
  34. vs Ananda SahaWon · 0-1Black · 2022-10-08 · Round 3.8ch-Int CAN 2022
  35. vs Unidentified playerWon · 1-0White · 2022-10-08 · Round 2.11ch-Int CAN 2022
  36. vs Rafael AdamLost · 1-0Black · 2022-10-07 · Round 1.3ch-Int CAN 2022
  37. vs Max ChenDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-09-06 · Round 9.1Quebec Open 2022
  38. vs William LiWon · 1-0White · 2022-09-05 · Round 8.1Quebec Open 2022
  39. vs Luis Manuel Perez RodriguezWon · 0-1Black · 2022-09-05 · Round 7.1Quebec Open 2022
  40. vs Johnathan HanWon · 1-0White · 2022-09-04 · Round 6.1Quebec Open 2022
  41. vs Tangi MigotDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-09-04 · Round 5.1Quebec Open 2022
  42. vs Louis RobichaudWon · 1-0White · 2022-09-03 · Round 4.1Quebec Open 2022
  43. vs Raphael Nunez-PainchaudWon · 0-1Black · 2022-09-02 · Round 3.1Quebec Open 2022
  44. vs Stephane DroletWon · 1-0White · 2022-09-02 · Round 2.1Quebec Open 2022
  45. vs Amirsalar JavidfardWon · 0-1Black · 2022-09-01 · Round 1.2Quebec Open 2022
  46. vs Carlos Sandoval MercadoLost · 0-1White · 2022-08-07 · Round 9.9Hollywood Norm Classic #3
  47. vs Yesuntumur TugstumurLost · 1-0Black · 2022-08-07 · Round 8.8Hollywood Norm Classic #3
  48. vs Andy LinWon · 1-0White · 2022-08-06 · Round 7.11Hollywood Norm Classic #3
  49. vs Alfonso Almeida SaenzDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-08-06 · Round 6.12Hollywood Norm Classic #3
  50. vs Henry WangDraw · ½–½White · 2022-08-05 · Round 5.8Hollywood Norm Classic #3

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-09-252026 Ottawa Fall Open 2Classical5

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