Lavrinenkov, Vadim

Vadim Lavrinenkov, a 29-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2335 — just 11 short of his peak of 2346 (Mar 2026, age 29) and sitting in the top 2% of German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +28 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Deutsche Pokalmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026 Maerz, Oberliga Bayern 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, and 3. Freundschachts-Open. Also played 1 rapid (including 12. BrainGames 2026) and 1 blitz events (including Bayerische Blitzschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 27 months (2015–2017) and 32 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included).

Awarded FM in 2019 (age 22). Earned a IM norm at GRENKE Chess Open 2019 A-Open. At junior level, he reached #35, #20 and #17 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.