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RUS · 18 yrs · K=40 · Peak 2268 (Apr 2026)

Best performance: 2373 at Russian Chess Crown standard A(Best of 2026)

World #=19351 live, down 271#19,080 publishedRussia #=639Asia #=2659among active players

Classical rating

2066

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

On FIDE’s list since Apr 2018

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Classical rating 2175 to 2066 over the last 12 months; peak 2268 in April 2026.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20262066, 0, 0 games2135, 0, 0 games2116, 0, 0 games
Oct 20262066, 0, 0 games2135, 0, 0 games2116, -33, 11 games
Sep 20262066, -75, 17 games2135, 0, 0 games2149, 0, 0 games
Aug 20262141, +30, 9 games2135, 0, 0 games2149, 0, 0 games
Jul 20262111, 0, 0 games2135, 0, 0 games2149, 0, 0 games
Jun 20262111, -93, 8 games2135, 0, 0 games2149, 0, 0 games
May 20262204, -64, 9 games2135, -49, 18 games2149, 0, 0 games
Apr 20262268, +108, 10 games2184, 0, 0 games2149, 0, 0 games
Mar 20262160, 0, 0 games2184, 0, 0 games2149, 0, 0 games
Feb 20262160, 0, 0 games2184, 0, 0 games2149, 0, 0 games
Jan 20262160, +62, 9 games2184, 0, 0 games2149, 0, 0 games
Dec 20252098, -77, 9 games2184, 0, 0 games2149, 0, 0 games

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 7 games, Jul 16 – Aug 13.

From 456 classical games on record, the latest on Aug 27.

Classical games since the November list

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

Last playedScore
V.Korchnoi Memorial 2026Aug 21 – Aug 27TPR 20495½/9

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

Best wins · Classical

From 417 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2018–2026

#OpponentRating
1, IM Artem Bardyk, Feb 2026 · Russian Chess Crown standard A, 2390
2, FM Kyaw Lin Naing, Feb 2026 · Russian Chess Crown standard A, 2324
3, FM Dmitry Tatarinov, Nov 2025 · Perm Championship 2025 Standard, 2318

Openings · Classical

From the moves of 13 of 456 classical games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.d4 in 5 of 6 games.

As BlackMeets 1.e4 with 1...e5.

All openings

No opening played 3 times yet (6 games with this colour).

Event timeline · Classical

8 of 53 events · All years

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 month

MonthGamesScoreAvg oppTPR
Aug 202617820742053
Jul 202695½20932173
May 20264122452052
Apr 20264122252032
Mar 20269519572000
Feb 2026105½23372373
Nov 2025181219992124

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

Rated near Nikolay Zhidelev · Classical

World

  1. #=19351Rostislav Marchuk2066.0
  2. #=19351Joaquin Fica Cruz2066.0
  3. #=19351Nikolay Zhidelev2066.0
  4. #=19351Talha Gunes Turk2066.0
  5. #=19351CM Luis Grados2066.0

Russia

  1. #=639Alexander Berenbein2066.0
  2. #=639Rostislav Marchuk2066.0
  3. #=639Nikolay Zhidelev2066.0
  4. #642FM Sergey Gubernatorov2065.8
  5. #=643Igor Egorenkov2065.0

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