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Azarov, Sergei

Azarov, Sergei

GM

FIDEFIDE 13501470· Male· FIDE (no federation)· Born in 1983

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Sergei Azarov, a 43-year-old Grandmaster, is rated 2557 and ranked 11th among FID players, and 277th worldwide. He has slipped back 39 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈61/year long-term). Recent appearances: Almaty Region Open - Qonaev CUP 2025 (MASTERS) and Oskemen Open 2025 MASTERS. He took a 19-month break between Oct 2023 and Jun 2025. His peak of 2667 was reached at age 28 (Nov 2011, World #77 at the time); he spent 158 months in top 10, with a longest streak of 6 consecutive years.

Competes for FIDE (no federation) since Nov 2022. Awarded GM in 2003 (age 20) and IM in 2001 (age 18). At junior level, he reached World #13 in U20 and World #18 in U18.

Current rating

2557

Standard

Rpd2559·Blz2475

All-time high

2667

−110 pts below
Nov 2011 · age 28

Activity

19

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#11

#11 · FID players · of 720
158 months in National top 10 (2001–2025)

Career timeline

27 entries
2025
158 months in national top 10
longest streak 73 months · since Apr 2001
Jul 2025
14th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 42 · rated 2590
Jun 2025
2023
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2596 → returned at 2590
Oct 2023
2022
Switched federation: BLR → FID
at age 39
Nov 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2600
at age 38
Dec 2021
2020
Re-crossed 2600
at age 37
Feb 2020

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Goutham Krishna HIM 2,429
Oskemen Open 2025 MASTERS · Jul 2025 · +3.1 Elo
Evolution
-33
2590 → 2557
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
9.5/ 1852.8%
6W7D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Almaty Region Open - Qonaev CUP 2025 (MASTERS)
Open Swiss
Aug 20255/9#212458-12.8
Oskemen Open 2025 MASTERS
Open Swiss
Jul 20254.5/9#282425-19.5
Worst Elo result: Oskemen Open 2025 MASTERS (-19.5 Elo, finished #28).

Most-Played Opponents

vsDavid NavaraGM
🇨🇿CZE·2624
+1 −7 =4
12 games·last met Mar 2023
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vsAleksander MistaGM
🇵🇱POL·2494
+2 −5 =4
11 games·last met May 2017
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vsIrina KrushGM
🇺🇸USA·2401
+8 −2 =0
10 games·last met Nov 2018
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vsBrandon JacobsonGM
🇺🇸USA·2594
+7 −0 =2
9 games·last met Jul 2019
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vsDjurabek KhamrakulovGM
🇺🇿UZB·2478
+3 −3 =3
9 games·last met Dec 2018
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
FIDE (no federation)
#11
out of 957 players
Special
#11
in continent
World
#277
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
FIDE (no federation)
1
Andreikin, DmitryFollow Dmitry AndreikinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,710
2
Svidler, PeterFollow Peter SvidlerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,682
3
Murzin, VolodarFollow Volodar MurzinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,650
4
Grebnev, AlekseyFollow Aleksey GrebnevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,625
5
Malakhov, VladimirFollow Vladimir MalakhovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,620
6
Nesterov, ArseniyFollow Arseniy NesterovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,599
7
Khanin, SemenFollow Semen KhaninTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
8
Najer, EvgeniyFollow Evgeniy NajerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,594
9
Paravyan, DavidFollow David ParavyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,593
10
Rakhmanov, AleksandrFollow Aleksandr RakhmanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,590
...
11Azarov, Sergei2,557
Special
1
Andreikin, DmitryFollow Dmitry AndreikinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,710
2
Svidler, PeterFollow Peter SvidlerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,682
3
Murzin, VolodarFollow Volodar MurzinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,650
4
Grebnev, AlekseyFollow Aleksey GrebnevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,625
5
Malakhov, VladimirFollow Vladimir MalakhovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,620
6
Nesterov, ArseniyFollow Arseniy NesterovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,599
7
Khanin, SemenFollow Semen KhaninTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
8
Najer, EvgeniyFollow Evgeniy NajerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,594
9
Paravyan, DavidFollow David ParavyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,593
10
Rakhmanov, AleksandrFollow Aleksandr RakhmanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,590
...
11Azarov, Sergei2,557
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
277Azarov, Sergei2,557