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Alexandre Rachtchinine

1974
Cardinal Fencing Academy Fairfax Fencers LLC
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Win/loss statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories 33 14 37 - 15 99
Losses 8 4 9 - 5 26
Win ratio 80.5% 77.8% 80.4% - 75.0% 79.2%
Pool victories 20 12 22 - 8 62
Pool losses 4 2 5 - 4 15
Pool win ratio 83.3% 85.7% 81.5% - 66.7% 80.5%
DE victories 13 2 15 - 7 37
DE losses 4 2 4 - 1 11
DE win ratio 76.5% 50.0% 78.9% - 87.5% 77.1%

Seasons start on August 1 and end on July 31.

Scores

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Easy wins† 9 4 20 - 5 38
Easy wins % 27.3% 28.6% 54.1% - 33.3% 38.4%
Close wins‡ 10 4 4 - 3 21
Close wins % 30.3% 28.6% 10.8% - 20.0% 21.2%
Close losses‡ 6 2 1 - 2 11
Close losses % 75.0% 50.0% 11.1% - 40.0% 42.3%
Big losses† 1 1 4 - 1 7
Big losses % 12.5% 25.0% 44.4% - 20.0% 26.9%

† Easy victories or big losses are 4+ touches in pools, 7+ in standard DEs, and 5+ in veteran or youth DEs.

‡ Close bouts are 1 touch or fewer in pools, 3 or fewer in standard DEs, and 2 or fewer in veteran or youth DEs.

Bouts with time expired

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories 2 - 2 - - 4
Victories % 6.1% 0.0% 5.4% - 0.0% 4.0%
Losses 1 - - - - 1
Losses % 12.5% 0.0% 0.0% - 0.0% 3.8%
Total 3 - 2 - - 5
Total % 7.3% 0.0% 4.3% - 0.0% 4.0%

Events

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Events 4 2 5 - 2 13
Tournaments 3 2 5 - 2 12

Competition history

13 competitions, 125 bouts

Division 1 & Para Championships / April NAC

Veteran Men's Épée A4, VET April 25, 2026

Place 25 of 116 Seed 30 Not ranked Rating A24 Cardinal Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 CHOI Paul S. 39 - B26 68 Fencers Club Inc. 2287 2893 7.4 84%
Pool
D 4:5 BAXTER David 99 - E25 63 Ace Fencing Academy 2004 2901 48.7 93%
Pool
V 5:3 WU Robert 107 - U 90 New York Fencing Academy 1477 2852 0.8 99%
Pool
V 5:0 MCNALLY Thomas J. 74 - C25 106 Culver Military Academy / Escrime Du Lac 1945 2853 3.5 93%
Pool
V 5:2 RODACHY Jeffrey M. 64 - B22 55 Two Ravens Fencing School 2126 2856 5.4 89%
Pool
D 2:5 LIOU Solomon 5 - A26 34 Wanglei International Fencing Club / Medeo Fencing Club 2557 2862 27.8 69%
T128
V 10:5 WALTING Paul J. 45 - B25 97 Pioneer Valley Fencing Academy 1981 3395 1.1 99%
T64
V 10:8 ZUCKER Noah L. 7 - A26 44 Cobra Fencing Club LLC / Arena Fencing Academy LLC 3268 3396 25.1 58%
T32
D 3:10 TEPEDELENLIOGLU Mehmet 17 - A25 2 East Bay Fencers Gym 4100 3421 9.1 14%

Division 1 & Para Championships / April NAC

Vet-50 Men's Épée A2, V50 April 24, 2026

Place 2 of 54 Seed 27 Not ranked Rating A24 Cardinal Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 COETZEE Frans M. 38 74 B26 42 Medeo Fencing Club 2229 2909 7.1 87%
Pool
V 5:4 SPRINGER Michael 11 11 A25 6 LEO Fencing Club 2381 2916 9.5 81%
Pool
V 5:3 DEUCHER Joseph H. 6 6 A26 25 DC Fencers Club 2657 2926 15.1 67%
Pool
V 5:2 NUDELMAN Aleksandr 45 74 C23 46 South Florida Fencing Club 2214 2941 6.1 88%
Pool
V 5:4 GATES Darcy C. 23 38 A25 17 2716 2947 15.5 65%
Pool
D 4:5 MINOTT Nicolas D. 53 - U 31 Valkyrie Fencing Club 1543 2962 69.0 99%
T32
V 10:6 SNIDER Jeffrey H. 13 12 A26 21 DC Fencers Club / Penta Olympic Fencing Club 3000 3332 20.7 70%
T16
V 10:6 KRYLTSOV Greg 33 47 B24 13 Rain City Fencing Center 2226 3353 3.2 97%
T8
V 10:2 GAINES Aaron 2 2 A26 8 No Fear Fencing 3391 3356 33.8 48%
T4
V 10:6 KROGH Dan Krogh (Dan) M. 7 7 A26 3 Northwest Fencing Center 2908 3390 14.6 78%
T2
D 7:8 TEPEDELENLIOGLU Mehmet 1 1 A25 1 East Bay Fencers Gym 4093 3405 9.4 13%

Cherry Blossom 2026 - D1A/VET

Veteran Men's Épée A2, VET March 14, 2026

Place 2 of 35 Seed 7 Not ranked Rating A24 Cardinal Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 NEMAZIE David A. 18 - C25 34 Salisbury Fencing Club / Nova Fencing Club 2230 2938 7.2 88%
Pool
V 5:2 BEN-YAACOV Shai D. 31 - D23 15 Philadelphia Fencers Club 1965 2945 3.6 94%
Pool
V 4:3 SNIDER Jeffrey H. 3 - A26 7 DC Fencers Club / Penta Olympic Fencing Club 2388 2949 9.7 82%
Pool
D 4:5 HUGHES Michael D. 13 - B23 18 DC Fencers Club 2147 2959 53.7 91%
Pool
V 5:0 MARINI Davide 23 - C24 16 LEO Fencing Club 1833 2905 2.6 96%
Pool
V 4:3 CAMPBELL Paul 29 - D24 8 James Madison University Fencing Club 1689 2907 1.6 98%
T32
V 10:6 BOWSER Jr Hamilton V. 35 - U 27 1494 3335 1.0 99%
T16
V 10:9 GAMBINO Robert A. 19 - C25 11 Modern Duelists Fencing Academy 2481 3336 7.9 92%
T8
V 10:6 WHEELER Daniel 2 - A26 6 DC Fencers Club 3055 3344 24.3 68%
T4
V 10:2 LAWLOR Lee 11 - B25 3 Bucks County Academy Of Fencing 2307 3368 4.3 96%
T2
D 8:10 ZUCKER Noah L. 1 - A26 1 Cobra Fencing Club LLC / Arena Fencing Academy LLC 3264 3373 40.3 57%

The Tom Lucente Hangover Classic 2026

Senior Mixed Épée A2, SNR March 1, 2026

Place 3 of 35 Seed 4 Not ranked Rating A24 Cardinal Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 SHIN Jamie 17 - D26 26 Virginia Apex Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:1 SIMS Martin L. 24 - E23 22 1387 2927 0.5 99%
Pool
V 5:2 OWEN Michael D. 7 - C26 3 Richmond Fencing Club 2328 2927 9.3 81%
Pool
V 5:4 SACKETT Gavin 31 - U 29 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. 808 2936 0.0 > 99%
Pool
V 5:1 KELLEY Nathan 14 - D26 17 Tidewater Fencing Club 1646 2937 1.4 98%
Pool
V 5:3 CASTRO Ryan 28 - U 33 James Madison University Fencing Club 1174 2938 0.2 > 99%
T32
V 15:2 WHITE Elijah 29 - U 31 Richmond Fencing Club 1854 3370 2.7 97%
T16
V 15:4 GRAMLICH Bradley 23 - E25 16 James Madison University Fencing Club 1516 3373 0.4 > 99%
T8
V 15:14 HITCHCOCK David 3 - A24 8 Cardinal Fencing Academy 2881 3373 19.1 79%
T4
D 14:15 DIMMETT David C. 5 - A23 1 Richmond Fencing Club 3064 3392 57.2 70%

The Cherry Blossom - D1A/VET ROC

Veteran Men's Épée A2, VET March 29, 2025

Place 9 of 36 Seed 5 Not ranked Rating A24 Cardinal Fencing Academy / Fairfax Fencers LLC

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 PIERRO Roger 30 - D22 28 Fencers Club Inc. 2005 2884 5.1 92%
Pool
V 5:3 WHEELER Daniel 8 - A24 21 DC Fencers Club 2622 2889 17.9 67%
Pool
V 5:3 COETZEE Frans M. 11 - B25 13 Medeo Fencing Club 2317 2907 9.7 83%
Pool
V 5:1 RODACHY Jeffrey M. 20 - B22 23 2238 2917 7.9 87%
Pool
V 5:3 ARMSTRONG Gary 32 - E23 34 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1721 2925 1.8 98%
T32
V 10:3 FLINT James E. 16 - B23 32 Bucks County Academy Of Fencing 2314 3423 4.8 96%
T16
D 9:10 BARTLETT Jonathan R. 1 - A25 8 New York Athletic Club / Rockland Fencers Club 3184 3428 57.8 65%

Cardinal Fencing Academy - The Cardinal Epee Circuit

Veteran Mixed Épée E1, VET September 14, 2024

Place 3 of 10 Seed 3 Not ranked Rating A24 Cardinal Fencing Academy / Fairfax Fencers LLC

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 HITCHCOCK David 4 - A24 3 Cardinal Fencing Academy 2647 2899 44.1 66%
Pool
D 4:5 CHRISTY Peter C. 8 - C24 2 Cardinal Fencing Academy 2418 2855 50.9 76%
Pool
V 5:2 LOBANENKOV Ilya V. 7 - C24 6 Cardinal Fencing Academy 2349 2804 14.7 76%
Pool
V 5:4 EVANS Allen L. 9 - C23 8 DC Fencers Club 2111 2819 8.6 88%
Pool
V 5:4 DEUCHER Joseph H. 2 - A24 5 DC Fencers Club 2750 2828 26.0 55%
Pool
V 5:4 ARMSTRONG Gary 10 - E23 10 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1849 2853 3.9 95%
Pool
V 5:1 CARTER Austin L. 1 - A24 1 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 2405 2857 13.7 77%
Pool
V 5:1 ASHER Valerie 5 - B24 7 DC Fencers Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:3 NEMAZIE David A. 6 - B21 9 Salisbury Fencing Club / Nova Fencing Club 2407 2871 13.1 78%
T8
V 10:9 LOBANENKOV Ilya V. 7 - C24 6 Cardinal Fencing Academy 2538 3540 8.2 93%
T4
D 7:10 CHRISTY Peter C. 8 - C24 2 Cardinal Fencing Academy 2464 3548 124.9 96%

National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals)

Vet-50 Men's Épée A2, V50 July 2, 2024

Place 2 of 61 Seed 12 Not ranked Rating A24 Cardinal Fencing Academy / Fairfax Fencers LLC

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 KLINE R. Jay 25 - B23 51 2271 2805 16.3 81%
Pool
V 5:1 WARD Carrington R. 48 - E23 47 Shoreline Fencers Club 1747 2821 4.4 96%
Pool
V 5:1 BARREIRO Darren 7 9 A24 8 Atlantic Fencing Academy 2616 2826 27.3 63%
Pool
V 5:1 WILLIAMS Brett 60 - U 40 East Bay Fencers Gym 2176 2853 11.3 86%
Pool
V 5:1 FERRIERE Thomas 43 60 E23 43 Fortune Fencing 1994 2864 7.0 92%
Pool
V 3:2 WAY Kashi M. 28 - B21 13 DC Fencers Club 2738 2871 28.1 58%
T32
V 10:3 HARGROVE Charles 14 14 B22 30 East Bay Fencers Gym 2725 3476 16.3 88%
T16
V 5:4 MARINI Davide 37 - C22 15 LEO Fencing Club 2189 3492 3.7 98%
T8
V 10:5 GAINES Aaron 3 4 A24 5 No Fear Fencing / San Diego Fencing Center 3421 3496 50.0 55%
T4
V 10:3 PIENTA Chris J. 23 - B23 3 Plymouth/Ann Arbor Fencing Academy 2798 3546 14.7 88%
T2
D 2:10 O'LOUGHLIN Chris S.
1 2 A24 1 New York Athletic Club 4121 3560 20.8 19%

Captain Steere Open

Senior Mixed Épée A2, SNR June 9, 2024

Place 19 of 59 Seed 8 Not ranked Rating A24 Cardinal Fencing Academy / Fairfax Fencers Llc

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 TIKHONOV Daniel 23 - B24 27 Cardinal Fencing Academy 2294 2873 86.3 82%
Pool
V 5:1 CHAWLA Aarav 40 - D24 45 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1528 2786 2.9 98%
Pool
D 2:5 HRAPSKY Ryan J. 9 - A24 2 DC Fencers Club 2987 2789 32.9 38%
Pool
V 5:2 WATSON Raymond 41 - D24 50 Richmond Fencing Club 2218 2756 17.7 81%
Pool
V 5:0 PANDEY Yash 54 - E23 32 2015 2774 11.1 88%
Pool
V 5:3 HUGHES Michael D. 25 - B23 22 DC Fencers Club 2340 2785 19.9 76%
T64
V 15:4 O'REILLY Robert 53 - E23 51 Fencing Academy Of Philadelphia - University City 1429 3626 0.2 > 99%
T32
D 13:15 KING Cameron 27 - B22 14 Wayne State University Ncaa / DC Fencers Club 2711 3626 150.3 92%

Cardinal Fencing Academy - The Cardinal Epee Circuit

Senior Mixed Épée A2, SNR March 3, 2024

Place 2 of 36 Seed 1 Not ranked Rating A24 Cardinal Fencing Academy / Fairfax Fencers LLC

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 WATERS Nathaniel 25 - U 21 Cardinal Fencing Academy 1258 2829 1.2 99%
Pool
V 5:4 CHRISTY Peter C. 13 - C23 7 Cardinal Fencing Academy 2366 2830 25.1 77%
Pool
V 5:2 ALBERTSON Tory 24 - E21 25 1469 2855 2.8 98%
Pool
V 5:3 SO Lorenzo 11 - C24 24 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 2134 2858 14.2 88%
Pool
V 5:2 JONES Kyle 33 - U 31 963 2872 0.8 99%
T32
V 15:6 JONES Kyle 33 - U 31 2769 3799 17.2 86%
T16
V 15:11 MAROCHNIK Daniel 17 - D22 13 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 2063 3816 1.1 > 99%
T8
V 15:9 LOBANENKOV Ilya V. 16 - D23 5 Cardinal Fencing Academy 2489 3817 8.7 95%
T4
V 15:8 WHEELER Daniel 5 - B23 3 DC Fencers Club 2984 3826 17.9 90%
T2
D 5:15 LAM Alan 7 - B23 1 ASER International Fencing Academy 2537 3844 218.0 98%

Fairfax Challenge ROC/RJCC/RYC & Y8

Veteran Men's Épée A2, VET January 20, 2024

Place 1 of 30 Seed 3 Not ranked Rating A22 Cardinal Fencing Academy / Fairfax Fencers LLC

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 HUGHES Michael D. 7 - B23 18 DC Fencers Club 2327 2766 29.9 76%
Pool
V 5:2 MARKOWITZ William M. 13 - C22 13 Nova Fencing Club 1989 2796 13.5 90%
Pool
V 5:1 ZHANG Sen 18 - D23 17 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1846 2809 8.9 94%
Pool
V 5:1 KORMANN Joseph 21 - E23 30 Modern Duelists Fencing Academy 1600 2818 4.2 97%
Pool
V 5:3 CAMPBELL Paul 28 - U 15 1701 2822 6.4 95%
T32
V 10:1 KORMANN Joseph 21 - E23 30 Modern Duelists Fencing Academy 1809 3652 1.3 > 99%
T16
V 10:4 CHRISTY Peter C. 9 - C23 11 Cardinal Fencing Academy 2375 3653 8.5 97%
T8
V 10:9 DEUCHER Joseph H. 1 - A23 8 DC Fencers Club 3255 3662 54.8 73%
T4
V 10:5 HITCHCOCK David 5 - B24 3 Cardinal Fencing Academy 3035 3717 30.6 85%
T2
V 10:4 RICHARDS Dick 4 - A22 2 DC Fencers Club 3398 3747 51.7 70%

Cardinal Fencing Academy Grand Opening

Veteran Mixed Épée E1, VET September 10, 2023

Place 7 of 12 Seed 2 Not ranked Rating A22 Cardinal Fencing Academy / Fairfax Fencers LLC

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 LOBANENKOV Ilya V. 10 - D23 5 2500 2947 69.7 66%
Pool
V 5:3 HUGHES Michael D. 6 - B23 10 DC Fencers Club 2368 2877 37.3 78%
Pool
D 1:5 CARTER Austin L. 3 - B23 1 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 2469 2915 120.4 76%
Pool
D 3:5 HITCHCOCK David 5 - B23 3 Cardinal Fencing Academy 2648 2794 79.6 59%
Pool
V 5:2 DESAMOURS Georges H. 11 - D23 6 DC Fencers Club 2576 2714 51.2 59%
T16
V 10:2 HUGHES Michael D. 6 - B23 10 DC Fencers Club 2613 3850 12.0 97%
T8
D 5:10 DEUCHER Joseph H. 1 - A23 2 DC Fencers Club 3270 3862 209.6 81%

January NAC

Div I Men's Épée A4, DV1 January 3, 2020

Place 146 of 294 Seed 117 Not ranked Rating A19 Cardinal Fencing Academy / Fairfax Fencers LLC

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 MUGA Boris 269 - C19 277 Alamo Fencing Academy 2762 2971 141.0 61%
Pool
V 5:3 INSLER Gabriel C. 104 - A19 218 Rhode Island Fencing Academy And Club 3004 3112 134.7 56%
Pool
D 4:5 CHENG Zachary K. 180 - A17 35 University Of Notre Dame NCAA 3177 3247 140.6 54%
Pool
D 1:5 KEHOE James E. 193 - B19 113 Woodlands International Fencing Club 2849 3106 149.0 65%
Pool
D 3:5 NGUYEN Ethan D. 41 49 A19 52 Battle Born Fencing Club 3324 2957 58.7 29%
Pool
V 5:3 GILBRETH Geoffrey (Chance) 254 - B17 222 Elite Fencing Academy 2471 2899 48.3 74%
T256
V 15:12 LEE Daniel Y. 231 - B19 192 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 3592 3971 103.2 70%
T128
D 14:15 VOLKMANN Daniel R. 44 54 A19 62 Northwest Fencing Center 3619 4075 224.7 74%

Richard F Oles Memorial Charm City Classic Div 1A ROC

Div I-A Men's Épée A2, D1A December 15, 2019

Place 1 of 60 Seed 2 Not ranked Rating A19 Cardinal Fencing Academy / Fairfax Fencers Llc

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 CHEN Wesley 20 - B18 17 Fencing Club At NC State / Apex Fencing Academy 2625 2500 586.7 45%
Pool
V 5:4 RHYU Kozmo 17 - B19 25 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 2813 3087 279.1 62%
Pool
V 5:3 GISLER Benjamin B. 38 - D19 31 Rockville Fencing Academy 2123 3366 49.8 92%
Pool
V 5:0 WOHNER Kenneth S. 54 - U 54 Modern Duelists Fencing Academy 1516 3416 13.9 98%
Pool
V 5:1 CHAMBERS Thomas J. 35 - C17 32 Fencing Academy Of Philadelphia / Zeljkovic Fencing Academy 2310 3429 49.1 92%
Pool
D 3:5 KUCZAJDA Matthew 58 - U 35 Academies Of Fencing In Baltimore / Tri-weapon Fencing Club 2224 3479 507.5 93%
T64
V 15:4 HERNANDEZ Agustin 53 - U 57 Out Of Nowhere Fencing Club 2500 2500 420.5 50%
T32
V 15:9 RINEHART Conner M. 10 - B19 24 Moe Fencing Club Llc / Chesapeake Fencing Club 3296 2921 584.7 35%
T16
V 15:8 CHAWLA Armaan 24 - C19 12 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 2663 3505 102.6 85%
T8
V 15:13 SITBON-TAYLOR Noe B. 4 - A19 5 Dc Fencers Club 3120 3608 144.6 73%
T4
V 15:11 KROPP Jack 13 - B19 3 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. 3085 3752 90.0 81%
T2
V 15:8 ROBERTS Samuel E. 19 - B19 2 Modern Duelists Fencing Academy 3577 3843 128.8 63%