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
401 2018-09-09 Montreal Open 2018 Montreal CAN 5.2 Qiuyu Huang Bator Sambuev Won: 0-1 41 Open
402 2018-09-09 Montreal Open 2018 Montreal CAN 4.3 Bator Sambuev Zachary Dukic Won: 1-0 37 Open
403 2018-09-08 Montreal Open 2018 Montreal CAN 3.5 Ananda Saha Bator Sambuev Won: 0-1 37 Open
404 2018-09-08 Montreal Open 2018 Montreal CAN 2.8 Bator Sambuev Felix Rose Won: 1-0 48 Open
405 2018-09-07 Montreal Open 2018 Montreal CAN 1.1 Lizandro Fernando Lopez Linares Bator Sambuev Lost: 1-0 36 Open
406 2018-07-28 Quebec Open 2018 Quebec CAN 9.5 Bator Sambuev Nicolas Soudre Won: 1-0 39 Open
407 2018-07-27 Quebec Open 2018 Quebec CAN 8.3 Bator Sambuev Alexandre Lesiege Won: 1-0 52 Open
408 2018-07-26 Quebec Open 2018 Quebec CAN 7.8 Ananda Saha Bator Sambuev Won: 0-1 77 Open
409 2018-07-25 Quebec Open 2018 Quebec CAN 6.12 Bator Sambuev Amirsalar Javidfard Won: 1-0 50 Open
410 2018-07-24 Quebec Open 2018 Quebec CAN 5.1 Francis Durette Bator Sambuev Draw: 1/2-1/2 52 Open
411 2018-07-23 Quebec Open 2018 Quebec CAN 4.6 Bator Sambuev Qiuyu Huang Lost: 0-1 53 Open
412 2018-07-22 Quebec Open 2018 Quebec CAN 3.4 Sai Krishna G V Bator Sambuev Lost: 1-0 36 Open
413 2018-07-22 Quebec Open 2018 Quebec CAN 2.4 Bator Sambuev Arkadiusz Luksza Won: 1-0 32 Open
414 2018-07-21 Quebec Open 2018 Quebec CAN 1.4 Unidentified player Bator Sambuev Won: 0-1 45 Open
415 2018-07-14 Canadian Open 2018 Quebec CAN 9.1 Raymond Kaufman Bator Sambuev Lost: 1-0 49 Open
416 2018-07-13 Canadian Open 2018 Quebec CAN 8.2 Bator Sambuev Alexander Cherniaev Won: 1-0 74 Open
417 2018-07-12 Canadian Open 2018 Quebec CAN 7.2 Michael Mulyar Bator Sambuev Won: 0-1 67 Open
418 2018-07-11 Canadian Open 2018 Quebec CAN 6.1 Bator Sambuev Banerjee Bitan Lost: 0-1 66 Open
419 2018-07-10 Canadian Open 2018 Quebec CAN 5.1 Jean Hebert Bator Sambuev Draw: 1/2-1/2 62 Open
420 2018-07-09 Canadian Open 2018 Quebec CAN 4.1 Bator Sambuev Olivier-Kenta Chiku-Ratte Won: 1-0 29 Open
421 2018-07-08 Canadian Open 2018 Quebec CAN 3.1 John Doknjas Bator Sambuev Won: 0-1 32 Open
422 2018-07-08 Canadian Open 2018 Quebec CAN 2.1 Bator Sambuev Stephane Drolet Won: 1-0 67 Open
423 2018-07-07 Canadian Open 2018 Quebec CAN 1.1 Ian Zhao Bator Sambuev Won: 0-1 48 Open
424 2018-06-23 13th Edmonton GM 2018 Edmonton CAN 7.3 Dale R. Haessel Bator Sambuev Won: 0-1 37 Open
425 2018-06-22 13th Edmonton GM 2018 Edmonton CAN 6.4 Bator Sambuev Anton Kovalyov Lost: 0-1 56 Open
426 2018-06-21 13th Edmonton GM 2018 Edmonton CAN 5.2 Ian T. Findlay Bator Sambuev Won: 0-1 50 Open
427 2018-06-21 13th Edmonton GM 2018 Edmonton CAN 4.5 Bator Sambuev Victor Mikhalevski Draw: 1/2-1/2 33 Open
428 2018-06-20 13th Edmonton GM 2018 Edmonton CAN 3.1 Bator Sambuev Maili-Jade Ouellet Won: 1-0 31 Open
429 2018-06-20 13th Edmonton GM 2018 Edmonton CAN 2.5 Rafael Arruebarrena Rodriguez Bator Sambuev Won: 0-1 49 Open
430 2018-06-19 13th Edmonton GM 2018 Edmonton CAN 1.2 Bator Sambuev Enrico Sevillano Lost: 0-1 35 Open
431 2018-06-03 Golden Horseshoe Open Mississauga CAN 5.1 Richard Feng Bator Sambuev Won: 0-1 48 Open
432 2018-06-03 Golden Horseshoe Open Mississauga CAN 4.1 Bator Sambuev Razvan Preotu Won: 1-0 42 Open
433 2018-06-02 Golden Horseshoe Open Mississauga CAN 3.2 Tomas Krnan Bator Sambuev Draw: 1/2-1/2 73 Open
434 2018-06-02 Golden Horseshoe Open Mississauga CAN 2.2 Bator Sambuev Dorian Kang Won: 1-0 36 Open
435 2018-06-02 Golden Horseshoe Open Mississauga CAN 1.2 Brian Profit Bator Sambuev Won: 0-1 40 Open
436 2018-05-19 53rd Capablanca Mem Open Havana CUB 10.1 Bator Sambuev Cristhian Cruz Draw: 1/2-1/2 66 Open
437 2018-05-18 53rd Capablanca Mem Open Havana CUB 9.4 Roberto Garcia Pantoja Bator Sambuev Won: 0-1 59 Open
438 2018-05-17 53rd Capablanca Mem Open Havana CUB 8.4 Bator Sambuev Henry Panesso Rivera Won: 1-0 31 Open
439 2017-10-08 Varennes Open 2017 Montreal CAN 5.2 Bator Sambuev Orlen Ruiz Sanchez Won: 1-0 31 Open
440 2017-10-08 Varennes Open 2017 Montreal CAN 4.1 Aleksandr Lenderman Bator Sambuev Draw: 1/2-1/2 64 Open
441 2017-10-07 Varennes Open 2017 Montreal CAN 3.1 Bator Sambuev Luis Manuel Perez Rodriguez Won: 1-0 50 Open
442 2017-10-07 Varennes Open 2017 Montreal CAN 2.3 Marc Cazelais Bator Sambuev Won: 0-1 33 Open
443 2017-10-06 Varennes Open 2017 Montreal CAN 1.3 Bator Sambuev Charaf Bassel Won: 1-0 36 Open
444 2017-09-05 FIDE World Cup 2017 Tbilisi GEO 1.4 Bator Sambuev Yi Wei Draw: 1/2-1/2 81 Open
445 2017-09-05 FIDE World Cup 2017 Tbilisi GEO 1.3 Yi Wei Bator Sambuev Lost: 1-0 39 Open
446 2017-09-04 FIDE World Cup 2017 Tbilisi GEO 1.2 Yi Wei Bator Sambuev Lost: 1-0 46 Open
447 2017-09-03 FIDE World Cup 2017 Tbilisi GEO 1.1 Bator Sambuev Yi Wei Won: 1-0 24 Open
448 2017-08-19 Quebec Open 2017 Quebec CAN 9.3 Steve Bolduc Bator Sambuev Won: 0-1 24 Open
449 2017-08-18 Quebec Open 2017 Quebec CAN 8.2 Bator Sambuev Jean Hebert Draw: 1/2-1/2 109 Open
450 2017-08-17 Quebec Open 2017 Quebec CAN 7.2 Alexandre Lesiege Bator Sambuev Lost: 1-0 49 Open
  1. vs Qiuyu HuangWon · 0-1Black · 2018-09-09 · Round 5.2Montreal Open 2018
  2. vs Zachary DukicWon · 1-0White · 2018-09-09 · Round 4.3Montreal Open 2018
  3. vs Ananda SahaWon · 0-1Black · 2018-09-08 · Round 3.5Montreal Open 2018
  4. vs Felix RoseWon · 1-0White · 2018-09-08 · Round 2.8Montreal Open 2018
  5. vs Lizandro Fernando Lopez LinaresLost · 1-0Black · 2018-09-07 · Round 1.1Montreal Open 2018
  6. vs Nicolas SoudreWon · 1-0White · 2018-07-28 · Round 9.5Quebec Open 2018
  7. vs Alexandre LesiegeWon · 1-0White · 2018-07-27 · Round 8.3Quebec Open 2018
  8. vs Ananda SahaWon · 0-1Black · 2018-07-26 · Round 7.8Quebec Open 2018
  9. vs Amirsalar JavidfardWon · 1-0White · 2018-07-25 · Round 6.12Quebec Open 2018
  10. vs Francis DuretteDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-07-24 · Round 5.1Quebec Open 2018
  11. vs Qiuyu HuangLost · 0-1White · 2018-07-23 · Round 4.6Quebec Open 2018
  12. vs Sai Krishna G VLost · 1-0Black · 2018-07-22 · Round 3.4Quebec Open 2018
  13. vs Arkadiusz LukszaWon · 1-0White · 2018-07-22 · Round 2.4Quebec Open 2018
  14. vs Unidentified playerWon · 0-1Black · 2018-07-21 · Round 1.4Quebec Open 2018
  15. vs Raymond KaufmanLost · 1-0Black · 2018-07-14 · Round 9.1Canadian Open 2018
  16. vs Alexander CherniaevWon · 1-0White · 2018-07-13 · Round 8.2Canadian Open 2018
  17. vs Michael MulyarWon · 0-1Black · 2018-07-12 · Round 7.2Canadian Open 2018
  18. vs Banerjee BitanLost · 0-1White · 2018-07-11 · Round 6.1Canadian Open 2018
  19. vs Jean HebertDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-07-10 · Round 5.1Canadian Open 2018
  20. vs Olivier-Kenta Chiku-RatteWon · 1-0White · 2018-07-09 · Round 4.1Canadian Open 2018
  21. vs John DoknjasWon · 0-1Black · 2018-07-08 · Round 3.1Canadian Open 2018
  22. vs Stephane DroletWon · 1-0White · 2018-07-08 · Round 2.1Canadian Open 2018
  23. vs Ian ZhaoWon · 0-1Black · 2018-07-07 · Round 1.1Canadian Open 2018
  24. vs Dale R. HaesselWon · 0-1Black · 2018-06-23 · Round 7.313th Edmonton GM 2018
  25. vs Anton KovalyovLost · 0-1White · 2018-06-22 · Round 6.413th Edmonton GM 2018
  26. vs Ian T. FindlayWon · 0-1Black · 2018-06-21 · Round 5.213th Edmonton GM 2018
  27. vs Victor MikhalevskiDraw · ½–½White · 2018-06-21 · Round 4.513th Edmonton GM 2018
  28. vs Maili-Jade OuelletWon · 1-0White · 2018-06-20 · Round 3.113th Edmonton GM 2018
  29. vs Rafael Arruebarrena RodriguezWon · 0-1Black · 2018-06-20 · Round 2.513th Edmonton GM 2018
  30. vs Enrico SevillanoLost · 0-1White · 2018-06-19 · Round 1.213th Edmonton GM 2018
  31. vs Richard FengWon · 0-1Black · 2018-06-03 · Round 5.1Golden Horseshoe Open
  32. vs Razvan PreotuWon · 1-0White · 2018-06-03 · Round 4.1Golden Horseshoe Open
  33. vs Tomas KrnanDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-06-02 · Round 3.2Golden Horseshoe Open
  34. vs Dorian KangWon · 1-0White · 2018-06-02 · Round 2.2Golden Horseshoe Open
  35. vs Brian ProfitWon · 0-1Black · 2018-06-02 · Round 1.2Golden Horseshoe Open
  36. vs Cristhian CruzDraw · ½–½White · 2018-05-19 · Round 10.153rd Capablanca Mem Open
  37. vs Roberto Garcia PantojaWon · 0-1Black · 2018-05-18 · Round 9.453rd Capablanca Mem Open
  38. vs Henry Panesso RiveraWon · 1-0White · 2018-05-17 · Round 8.453rd Capablanca Mem Open
  39. vs Orlen Ruiz SanchezWon · 1-0White · 2017-10-08 · Round 5.2Varennes Open 2017
  40. vs Aleksandr LendermanDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-10-08 · Round 4.1Varennes Open 2017
  41. vs Luis Manuel Perez RodriguezWon · 1-0White · 2017-10-07 · Round 3.1Varennes Open 2017
  42. vs Marc CazelaisWon · 0-1Black · 2017-10-07 · Round 2.3Varennes Open 2017
  43. vs Charaf BasselWon · 1-0White · 2017-10-06 · Round 1.3Varennes Open 2017
  44. vs Yi WeiDraw · ½–½White · 2017-09-05 · Round 1.4FIDE World Cup 2017
  45. vs Yi WeiLost · 1-0Black · 2017-09-05 · Round 1.3FIDE World Cup 2017
  46. vs Yi WeiLost · 1-0Black · 2017-09-04 · Round 1.2FIDE World Cup 2017
  47. vs Yi WeiWon · 1-0White · 2017-09-03 · Round 1.1FIDE World Cup 2017
  48. vs Steve BolducWon · 0-1Black · 2017-08-19 · Round 9.3Quebec Open 2017
  49. vs Jean HebertDraw · ½–½White · 2017-08-18 · Round 8.2Quebec Open 2017
  50. vs Alexandre LesiegeLost · 1-0Black · 2017-08-17 · Round 7.2Quebec Open 2017

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-09-252026 Ottawa Fall Open 2Classical5

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