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Garbuz, Vitaliy
CM🇩🇪FIDE 12990710· Male· Germany· Born in 2002
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Vitaliy Garbuz, a 24-year-old German Candidate Master, is rated 2159 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 60 Elo over the past 12 months. 68 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oberliga NRW 2025-2026 April 2026, grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 A. Also played 1 rapid (including Deutsche Hochschulmeisterschaft 2025 Schnellschach) and 2 blitz events (including Deutsche Hochschulmeisterschaft 2025 Blitzschach) recently. His peak of 2243 was reached at age 23 (Jul 2025).
Awarded CM in 2024 (age 22). At junior level, he reached #39, #40, #13, #21 and #4 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2159
Standard
Rpd2199·Blz2191
All-time high
2243
−84 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 23
Jul 2025 · age 23
Activity
45
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
52 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#10,630 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
21 entries2025
All-time peak 2243
at age 23 · −84 from today
Jul 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 22
Oct 2024
CM title awardedCM
at age 22
May 2024
Crossed 2200
at age 22
May 2024
2022
Re-crossed 2100
at age 20
Aug 2022
39th German U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2142
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-84
2243 → 2159
Tournaments
13
52 games
Score
25.5/ 5249.0%
16W19D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/7 | #14 | 2110 | -4.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/2 | #82 | 2008 | -8.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/8 | #402 | 2197 | +8.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #81 | 2115 | -1.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/5 | #6 | 2276 | +17.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/5 | #6 | 1949 | -30.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1/3 | #4 | 2071 | -10.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #102 | 1568 | -11.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #104 | 1427 | -19.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/5 | #65 | 2121 | -14.4 |
Worst Elo result: Offene Vereinsmeisterschaft der SF Brackel 2026 Gruppe A (-30.2 Elo, finished #6).
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,153
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#7,578
in continent
World
#10,630
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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