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RUS · 44 yrs · K=20 · Peak 2332 (Jan 2008)

Best performance: 2703 at 1.Frauenbundesliga 2012/2013(Best of 2013)

World #=11352 live, down 121#11,231 publishedRussia #400Asia #=1731among active players

Classical rating

2152

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

On FIDE’s list since Jan 2001 or earlier

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Classical rating 2150 to 2152 over the last 12 months; peak 2332 in January 2008.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20262152, 0, 0 games1994, 0, 0 games1862, 0, 0 games
Oct 20262152, 0, 0 games1994, 0, 0 games1862, 0, 0 games
Sep 20262152, 0, 0 games1994, 0, 0 games1862, 0, 0 games
Aug 20262152, 0, 0 games1994, 0, 0 games1862, 0, 0 games
Jul 20262152, 0, 0 games1994, 0, 0 games1862, 0, 0 games
Jun 20262152, 0, 0 games1994, 0, 0 games1862, 0, 0 games
May 20262152, 0, 0 games1994, 0, 0 games1862, 0, 0 games
Apr 20262152, 0, 0 games1994, 0, 0 games1862, 0, 0 games
Mar 20262152, 0, 0 games1994, 0, 0 games1862, 0, 0 games
Feb 20262152, +2, 1 game1994, 0, 0 games1862, -6, 8 games
Jan 20262150, 0, 0 games1994, 0, 0 games1868, 0, 0 games
Dec 20252150, 0, 0 games1994, 0, 0 games1868, 0, 0 games
Working toward the International Master title1 tracked norm · 11/27 gamesrating 2332 of 2400, live 2152composition metdetails ↓

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

From 283 classical games on record, the latest on Jan 20.

Classical games since the November list

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

Last playedScore
SENTA - Open 13 Fantastico 17-21.jan 2026Jan 17 – Jan 211/2

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

Title Progress

IM title progress

Working toward the International Master title

Tracked norms: 1 · 11 of 27 games credit

Rating: peak 2332, needs 2400

No outstanding composition requirement

projected8th European Individual Women Chess Chmp 2007Apr 20077½/11Rp 2499

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 278 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2006–2026

#OpponentRating
1, GM Aleksandr Karpatchev, Sep 2007 · 6th International Istanbul Chess Festival - Open, 2466
2, IM Nino Khurtsidze, Sep 2007 · 6th International Istanbul Chess Festival - Open, 2450
3, IM Eva Moser, Dec 2012 · 1.Frauenbundesliga 2012/2013, 2443

Openings · Classical

From the moves of 60 of 283 classical games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.e4 in 29 of 29 games.

As BlackMeets 1.e4 with 1...c5, and 1.d4 with 1...d5 or 1...Nf6.

All openings (2 as White, 2 as Black)
Openings in White gamesGamesScore
Sicilian Defense1530%
Caro-Kann Defense550%

9 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.

Event timeline · Classical

50 of 52 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
2026111645—
20244½22341912
20233021251325
2022202085—
2019111993—
2018212027—
20173219252050
2016222277—
201510521402140
2014158½21472197
2013251621892291
20104923½22612247
20093217½22722308
2008402222102246

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

Rated near Irina Zakurdjaeva · Classical

World

  1. #=11352FM Stuart W Clarke2152.0
  2. #=11352John D Carlin2152.0
  3. #=11352WGM Irina Zakurdjaeva2152.0
  4. #=11352Javier Alvarez2152.0
  5. #=11352Volker Ahmels2152.0

Russia

  1. #=398Ivan Fridman2153.0
  2. #=398Alexander Lebedev2153.0
  3. #400WGM Irina Zakurdjaeva2152.0
  4. #401Lev Artemenko2151.4
  5. #=402Andrey Shukin2151.0

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