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RUS · 26 yrs · K=10 · Peak 2516 (Jul 2017)

Best performance: 2750 at Team men HL chess(Best of 2015)

World #=786 live, up 1#787 publishedRussia #43Asia #=192among active players

Classical rating

2473

FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.

On FIDE’s list since Nov 2010

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Classical rating 2481 to 2473 over the last 12 months; peak 2516 in July 2017.

Official rating by month

Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20262473, 0, 0 games2513, 0, 0 games2562, 0, 0 games
Oct 20262473, 0, 0 games2513, 0, 0 games2562, 0, 11 games
Sep 20262473, 0, 0 games2513, 0, 0 games2562, 0, 0 games
Aug 20262473, 0, 0 games2513, 0, 0 games2562, 0, 0 games
Jul 20262473, 0, 0 games2513, 0, 0 games2562, 0, 0 games
Jun 20262473, 0, 0 games2513, 0, 0 games2562, 0, 0 games
May 20262473, 0, 0 games2513, 0, 0 games2562, 0, 0 games
Apr 20262473, 0, 0 games2513, 0, 0 games2562, 0, 0 games
Mar 20262473, 0, 0 games2513, 0, 0 games2562, 0, 0 games
Feb 20262473, -8, 7 games2513, 0, 0 games2562, 0, 0 games
Jan 20262481, 0, 0 games2513, -10, 9 games2562, +3, 11 games
Dec 20252481, 0, 0 games2523, -3, 7 games2559, 0, 0 games
Working toward the Grandmaster title1 tracked norm · 9/27 gamesrating metcomposition metdetails ↓

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 20 games (11 wins, 9 draws), since Aug 21, 2023. Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 7 games, Jan 5 – Jan 11.

From 879 classical games on record, the latest on Jan 11.

Classical games since the November list

No rated classical games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)

Last playedScore
VPHS_Petrosyan Memorial 2026 January STANDARD-AJan 5 – Jan 11TPR 23025½/7

The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.

Title Progress

GM title progress

Working toward the Grandmaster title

Tracked norms: 1 · 9 of 27 games credit

Rating requirement met (peak 2516, JUL17 list)

No outstanding composition requirement

Chess in Kecskemet GM Nov 2015Nov 20157/9Rp 2605

Based on events we cover plus the FIDE norm registers of all federations. Norms filed elsewhere may not show up here yet.

Best wins · Classical

From 859 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2010–2026

#OpponentRating
1, GM Aleksandar Indjic, Feb 2018 · Aeroflot Open 2018 A, 2612
2, GM Falko Bindrich, Mar 2018 · European Individual Chess Championship 2018, 2602
3, GM Zhamsaran Tsydypov, Jun 2019 · Master Open Alekhine Memorial 2019, 2573

Openings · Classical

From the moves of 499 of 879 classical games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.e4 in 160 of 254 games, 1.d4 in 62, 1.Nf3 in 17.

As BlackMeets 1.d4 with 1...Nf6, and 1.e4 with 1...e6 or 1...c5.

All openings (21 as White, 21 as Black)
Openings in White gamesGamesScore
Sicilian Defense7956%
French Defense1861%
Italian Game1869%
Queen's Pawn Game1864%
Caro-Kann Defense1358%

23 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.

Event timeline · Classical

50 of 103 events

Events before the current rating period show the performance, not a rating change.

Live events show the rating change; earlier events show the performance rating.

Performance rating by year

YearGamesScoreAvg oppTPR
202675½20722302
20249721702390
20239722332453
20221812½23072448
20202719½22772443
20196240½22962406
2018744723522454
201710160½24212493
201610767½23772472
201510569½23432460
20149347½23612368
20139140½23372301
20127545½21472227
2010352419512092

Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.

Rated near Saveliy Golubov · Classical

World

  1. #=786GM Robin Swinkels2473.0
  2. #=786GM Arkadiusz Leniart2473.0
  3. #=786IM Saveliy Golubov2473.0
  4. #=786GM Koustav Chatterjee2473.0
  5. #=786GM Anthony Atanasov2473.0

Russia

  1. #=41GM Aleksei Pridorozhni2477.0
  2. #=41IM Artem Pingin2477.0
  3. #43IM Saveliy Golubov2473.0
  4. #44IM Roman Kezin2472.0
  5. #45IM Aleksandr E. Usov2468.0

Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.