IMMark Smirnov

KAZ Born 2012 (Age ≈14) Male
FIDE ID
13764594

About Mark Smirnov

Mark Smirnov began studying at the Zhansaya Abdumalik Chess Academy in Almaty at six. His coaches there have included grandmasters Ildar Khairullin and Alexander Kashashvili. He won silver at the 2022 World Under-10 Championship, then became world under-12 champion in Montesilvano in 2024. Show more

Mark Smirnov began studying at the Zhansaya Abdumalik Chess Academy in Almaty at six. His coaches there have included grandmasters Ildar Khairullin and Alexander Kashashvili. He won silver at the 2022 World Under-10 Championship, then became world under-12 champion in Montesilvano in 2024. Moving up an age group, he won the 2025 world under-14 title in Durrës with nine and a half points from eleven games. Earlier that year he had earned his first grandmaster norm in Alicante, finishing unbeaten with five wins and four draws. FIDE recorded his Candidate Master title in 2023, FIDE Master title in 2024 and International Master title in 2025.

FIDE ratings

Classical

2453.8 +14.8

Live estimate

Rapid

2357

Published FIDE

Blitz

2439

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#1132
National rank · KAZ
#17

Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

Rating milestones

Highest recorded rating
2451 Sep 2026
Recorded years
2021–2026
Archived games
320

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Rating history

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 2024-06-05 61st World Juniors 2024 Gandhinagar IND 4.18 Samant Aditya S Mark Smirnov Lost: 1-0 43 Open
252 2024-06-04 61st World Juniors 2024 Gandhinagar IND 3.38 Mark Smirnov Jai Sankar Subramanian Won: 1-0 40 Open
253 2024-06-03 61st World Juniors 2024 Gandhinagar IND 2.35 Vedant Garg Mark Smirnov Draw: 1/2-1/2 41 Open
254 2024-06-02 61st World Juniors 2024 Gandhinagar IND 1.55 Mark Smirnov Sriansh Katta Draw: 1/2-1/2 67 Open
255 2024-03-28 GRENKE Chess Open 2024 Karlsruhe GER 1.42 Namig Guliyev Mark Smirnov Draw: 1/2-1/2 18 Open
256 2023-11-17 5th Almaty Academy IM Almaty KAZ 9.2 Artur Gabrielian Mark Smirnov Lost: 1-0 63 Open
257 2023-11-16 5th Almaty Academy IM Almaty KAZ 8.5 Mark Smirnov Evgeny E. Vorobiov Draw: 1/2-1/2 21 Open
258 2023-11-14 5th Almaty Academy IM Almaty KAZ 6.5 Azamat Utegaliyev Mark Smirnov Lost: 1-0 53 Open
259 2023-11-13 5th Almaty Academy IM Almaty KAZ 5.2 Mark Smirnov Mariya Kholyavko Won: 1-0 37 Open
260 2023-11-12 5th Almaty Academy IM Almaty KAZ 4.4 Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy Mark Smirnov Won: 0-1 60 Open
261 2023-11-12 5th Almaty Academy IM Almaty KAZ 3.3 Mark Smirnov Nodar Lortkipanidze Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
262 2023-11-11 5th Almaty Academy IM Almaty KAZ 2.3 Miras Assylov Mark Smirnov Draw: 1/2-1/2 25 Open
263 2023-11-10 5th Almaty Academy IM Almaty KAZ 1.4 Mark Smirnov Lev Zverev Won: 1-0 36 Open
264 2023-08-18 World Youth U16 Olympiad Eindhoven NED 9.8 Roy Vagman Mark Smirnov Lost: 1-0 57 Open
265 2023-08-17 World Youth U16 Olympiad Eindhoven NED 8.12 Mark Smirnov Haque Md. Sajidul Won: 1-0 30 Open
266 2023-08-17 World Youth U16 Olympiad Eindhoven NED 7.9 Mark Smirnov Peter Balint Draw: 1/2-1/2 48 Open
267 2023-08-16 World Youth U16 Olympiad Eindhoven NED 6.13 Theo Khoury Mark Smirnov Won: 0-1 36 Open
268 2023-08-15 World Youth U16 Olympiad Eindhoven NED 5.14 Ivor Colev Mark Smirnov Won: 0-1 58 Open
269 2023-08-15 World Youth U16 Olympiad Eindhoven NED 4.11 Mark Smirnov Matthias Mattenberger Lost: 0-1 59 Open
270 2023-08-14 World Youth U16 Olympiad Eindhoven NED 3.23 Mark Smirnov Yuhiro Muto Won: 1-0 31 Open
271 2023-08-14 World Youth U16 Olympiad Eindhoven NED 2.2 Pathee Chiravanich Mark Smirnov Won: 0-1 25 Open
272 2023-08-13 World Youth U16 Olympiad Eindhoven NED 1.4 Mark Smirnov Arthur De Winter Lost: 0-1 51 Open
273 2023-07-18 Astana Zhuldyzdary Open A Astana KAZ 10.35 Nikita Voinikonis Mark Smirnov Lost: 1-0 57 Open
274 2023-07-17 Astana Zhuldyzdary Open A Astana KAZ 9.44 Alikhan Rashit Mark Smirnov Won: 0-1 55 Open
275 2023-07-16 Astana Zhuldyzdary Open A Astana KAZ 8.37 Mark Smirnov Zhaslan Doschanov Lost: 0-1 49 Open
276 2023-07-15 Astana Zhuldyzdary Open A Astana KAZ 7.47 Imangali Akhilbay Mark Smirnov Won: 0-1 60 Open
277 2023-07-15 Astana Zhuldyzdary Open A Astana KAZ 6.49 Mark Smirnov Askarbai Zhaksygulov Draw: 1/2-1/2 75 Open
278 2023-07-14 Astana Zhuldyzdary Open A Astana KAZ 5.39 Timur Balmagambetov Mark Smirnov Lost: 1-0 29 Open
279 2023-07-13 Astana Zhuldyzdary Open A Astana KAZ 4.34 Mark Smirnov Kuanysh Sissabayev Lost: 0-1 52 Open
280 2023-07-12 Astana Zhuldyzdary Open A Astana KAZ 3.42 Bakhyt Temirov Mark Smirnov Won: 0-1 44 Open
281 2023-07-12 Astana Zhuldyzdary Open A Astana KAZ 2.32 Mark Smirnov Vladislav Kovalev Lost: 0-1 20 Open
282 2023-07-11 Astana Zhuldyzdary Open A Astana KAZ 1.4 Khumoyun Begmuratov Mark Smirnov Draw: 1/2-1/2 50 Open
283 2023-06-11 20th Asian Continental Almaty KAZ 9.35 Mark Smirnov Nurlykhan Kudaibergen Lost: 0-1 32 Open
284 2023-06-10 20th Asian Continental Almaty KAZ 8.3 Sauat Nurgaliyev Mark Smirnov Lost: 1-0 45 Open
285 2023-06-09 20th Asian Continental Almaty KAZ 7.28 Mark Smirnov Husain Aziz Draw: 1/2-1/2 36 Open
286 2023-06-08 20th Asian Continental Almaty KAZ 6.32 Orash Shonazarov Mark Smirnov Draw: 1/2-1/2 40 Open
287 2023-06-07 20th Asian Continental Almaty KAZ 5.31 Mark Smirnov Alisher Mazhkenov Draw: 1/2-1/2 59 Open
288 2023-06-06 20th Asian Continental Almaty KAZ 4.3 Edgar Mamedov Mark Smirnov Draw: 1/2-1/2 33 Open
289 2023-06-06 20th Asian Continental Almaty KAZ 3.22 Mark Smirnov Rahman Mohammad Fahad Lost: 0-1 45 Open
290 2023-06-04 20th Asian Continental Almaty KAZ 1.24 Azamat Utegaliyev Mark Smirnov Lost: 1-0 40 Open
291 2023-01-18 Central Asian Chess Cup Tashkent UZB 1.4 Mark Smirnov Alisher Suleymenov Draw: 1/2-1/2 85 Open
292 2022-12-23 4th Almaty Academy Dec IM Almaty KAZ 9.4 Artur Chibukhchian Mark Smirnov Lost: 1-0 62 Open
293 2022-12-22 4th Almaty Academy Dec IM Almaty KAZ 8.3 Mark Smirnov Artyom Bogdanov Won: 1-0 48 Open
294 2022-12-21 4th Almaty Academy Dec IM Almaty KAZ 7.3 Sergei Yudin Mark Smirnov Lost: 1-0 36 Open
295 2022-12-20 4th Almaty Academy Dec IM Almaty KAZ 6.4 Mark Smirnov Rustam Khusnutdinov Draw: 1/2-1/2 15 Open
296 2022-12-19 4th Almaty Academy Dec IM Almaty KAZ 5.2 Sanzhar Ashirov Mark Smirnov Lost: 1-0 53 Open
297 2022-12-18 4th Almaty Academy Dec IM Almaty KAZ 4.5 Mark Smirnov Muhammad Khusenkhojaev Draw: 1/2-1/2 70 Open
298 2022-12-17 4th Almaty Academy Dec IM Almaty KAZ 3.1 Mark Smirnov Bakhtiyar Askarov Lost: 0-1 51 Open
299 2022-12-17 4th Almaty Academy Dec IM Almaty KAZ 2.5 Artur Gabrielian Mark Smirnov Lost: 1-0 59 Open
300 2022-12-16 4th Almaty Academy Dec IM Almaty KAZ 1.2 Mark Smirnov Nikolay Averin Lost: 0-1 67 Open
  1. vs Samant Aditya SLost · 1-0Black · 2024-06-05 · Round 4.1861st World Juniors 2024
  2. vs Jai Sankar SubramanianWon · 1-0White · 2024-06-04 · Round 3.3861st World Juniors 2024
  3. vs Vedant GargDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-06-03 · Round 2.3561st World Juniors 2024
  4. vs Sriansh KattaDraw · ½–½White · 2024-06-02 · Round 1.5561st World Juniors 2024
  5. vs Namig GuliyevDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-03-28 · Round 1.42GRENKE Chess Open 2024
  6. vs Artur GabrielianLost · 1-0Black · 2023-11-17 · Round 9.25th Almaty Academy IM
  7. vs Evgeny E. VorobiovDraw · ½–½White · 2023-11-16 · Round 8.55th Almaty Academy IM
  8. vs Azamat UtegaliyevLost · 1-0Black · 2023-11-14 · Round 6.55th Almaty Academy IM
  9. vs Mariya KholyavkoWon · 1-0White · 2023-11-13 · Round 5.25th Almaty Academy IM
  10. vs Ajay Santhosh ParvathareddyWon · 0-1Black · 2023-11-12 · Round 4.45th Almaty Academy IM
  11. vs Nodar LortkipanidzeDraw · ½–½White · 2023-11-12 · Round 3.35th Almaty Academy IM
  12. vs Miras AssylovDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-11-11 · Round 2.35th Almaty Academy IM
  13. vs Lev ZverevWon · 1-0White · 2023-11-10 · Round 1.45th Almaty Academy IM
  14. vs Roy VagmanLost · 1-0Black · 2023-08-18 · Round 9.8World Youth U16 Olympiad
  15. vs Haque Md. SajidulWon · 1-0White · 2023-08-17 · Round 8.12World Youth U16 Olympiad
  16. vs Peter BalintDraw · ½–½White · 2023-08-17 · Round 7.9World Youth U16 Olympiad
  17. vs Theo KhouryWon · 0-1Black · 2023-08-16 · Round 6.13World Youth U16 Olympiad
  18. vs Ivor ColevWon · 0-1Black · 2023-08-15 · Round 5.14World Youth U16 Olympiad
  19. vs Matthias MattenbergerLost · 0-1White · 2023-08-15 · Round 4.11World Youth U16 Olympiad
  20. vs Yuhiro MutoWon · 1-0White · 2023-08-14 · Round 3.23World Youth U16 Olympiad
  21. vs Pathee ChiravanichWon · 0-1Black · 2023-08-14 · Round 2.2World Youth U16 Olympiad
  22. vs Arthur De WinterLost · 0-1White · 2023-08-13 · Round 1.4World Youth U16 Olympiad
  23. vs Nikita VoinikonisLost · 1-0Black · 2023-07-18 · Round 10.35Astana Zhuldyzdary Open A
  24. vs Alikhan RashitWon · 0-1Black · 2023-07-17 · Round 9.44Astana Zhuldyzdary Open A
  25. vs Zhaslan DoschanovLost · 0-1White · 2023-07-16 · Round 8.37Astana Zhuldyzdary Open A
  26. vs Imangali AkhilbayWon · 0-1Black · 2023-07-15 · Round 7.47Astana Zhuldyzdary Open A
  27. vs Askarbai ZhaksygulovDraw · ½–½White · 2023-07-15 · Round 6.49Astana Zhuldyzdary Open A
  28. vs Timur BalmagambetovLost · 1-0Black · 2023-07-14 · Round 5.39Astana Zhuldyzdary Open A
  29. vs Kuanysh SissabayevLost · 0-1White · 2023-07-13 · Round 4.34Astana Zhuldyzdary Open A
  30. vs Bakhyt TemirovWon · 0-1Black · 2023-07-12 · Round 3.42Astana Zhuldyzdary Open A
  31. vs Vladislav KovalevLost · 0-1White · 2023-07-12 · Round 2.32Astana Zhuldyzdary Open A
  32. vs Khumoyun BegmuratovDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-07-11 · Round 1.4Astana Zhuldyzdary Open A
  33. vs Nurlykhan KudaibergenLost · 0-1White · 2023-06-11 · Round 9.3520th Asian Continental
  34. vs Sauat NurgaliyevLost · 1-0Black · 2023-06-10 · Round 8.320th Asian Continental
  35. vs Husain AzizDraw · ½–½White · 2023-06-09 · Round 7.2820th Asian Continental
  36. vs Orash ShonazarovDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-06-08 · Round 6.3220th Asian Continental
  37. vs Alisher MazhkenovDraw · ½–½White · 2023-06-07 · Round 5.3120th Asian Continental
  38. vs Edgar MamedovDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-06-06 · Round 4.320th Asian Continental
  39. vs Rahman Mohammad FahadLost · 0-1White · 2023-06-06 · Round 3.2220th Asian Continental
  40. vs Azamat UtegaliyevLost · 1-0Black · 2023-06-04 · Round 1.2420th Asian Continental
  41. vs Alisher SuleymenovDraw · ½–½White · 2023-01-18 · Round 1.4Central Asian Chess Cup
  42. vs Artur ChibukhchianLost · 1-0Black · 2022-12-23 · Round 9.44th Almaty Academy Dec IM
  43. vs Artyom BogdanovWon · 1-0White · 2022-12-22 · Round 8.34th Almaty Academy Dec IM
  44. vs Sergei YudinLost · 1-0Black · 2022-12-21 · Round 7.34th Almaty Academy Dec IM
  45. vs Rustam KhusnutdinovDraw · ½–½White · 2022-12-20 · Round 6.44th Almaty Academy Dec IM
  46. vs Sanzhar AshirovLost · 1-0Black · 2022-12-19 · Round 5.24th Almaty Academy Dec IM
  47. vs Muhammad KhusenkhojaevDraw · ½–½White · 2022-12-18 · Round 4.54th Almaty Academy Dec IM
  48. vs Bakhtiyar AskarovLost · 0-1White · 2022-12-17 · Round 3.14th Almaty Academy Dec IM
  49. vs Artur GabrielianLost · 1-0Black · 2022-12-17 · Round 2.54th Almaty Academy Dec IM
  50. vs Nikolay AverinLost · 0-1White · 2022-12-16 · Round 1.24th Almaty Academy Dec IM

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-25Almaty Blitz Cup 2026 6th STAGEBlitz7
2026-10-12Atyrau Open 2026 MASTERSClassical4½
2026-09-27Blitz Mir Shahmat september 1Blitz8

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