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Zargarov, Mikayel
CM🇨🇭FIDE 1342410· Male· Switzerland· Born in 2007
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Mikayel Zargarov, a 19-year-old Swiss Candidate Master, is rated 2176 — just 30 short of his peak of 2206 (May 2026, age 19) and sitting in the top 4% of Swiss players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +105 Elo over the past 12 months. 66 rated games in the past year (≈40/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM NLA 2026 round 2, grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, and Open de la Broye - Cat. A. Also played 7 rapid (including 21. Open du Jura - Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including Open Blitz du 50e de la FGE) recently.
Awarded CM in 2026 (age 19). At junior level, he reached #7, #13, #9, #3 and #10 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2176
Standard
Rpd2087·Blz1998
All-time high
2206
−30 pts below
May 2026 · age 19
May 2026 · age 19
Activity
48
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
65 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#136 · Swiss players · of 3,316
Career timeline
16 entries2026
CM title awardedCM
at age 19
Jun 2026
7th Swiss U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2206
May 2026
Crossed 2200
at age 19
May 2026
All-time peak 2206
at age 19 · −30 from today
May 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 2100
at age 18
Dec 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+106
2070 → 2176
Tournaments
20
65 games
Score
35.5/ 6554.6%
30W13D22L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/7 | #35 | 2047 | -26.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #11 | 3024 | +11.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #500 | 2232 | +11.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/4 | #12 | 2209 | +4.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #51 | 2363 | +5.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/4 | #25 | 2260 | +9.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #1587 | 1305 | -12.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #194 | 1854 | -15.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/7 | #65 | 2290 | +30.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #7 | 2988 | +23.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsFlavio Rotunno
🇨🇭SUI·2141
+5 −2 =3
10 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsRomain Gemelli
🇨🇭SUI·2248
+1 −3 =5
9 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsRaphael Erne
🇨🇭SUI·2166
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsDorian AsllaniFM
🇨🇭SUI·2236
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Feb 2023
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vsAryan Anand
🇨🇭SUI·1893
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Jul 2021
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Rankings
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Switzerland
#136
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#6,746
in continent
World
#9,533
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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World
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