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Tsaruk, Maksim

GM

FIDEFIDE 13511173· Male· FIDE (no federation)· Born in 2005

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Maksim Tsaruk, a 21-year-old Grandmaster, is rated 2488 — just 27 short of his peak of 2515 (Oct 2025, age 20) and ranked 25th among FID players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +32 Elo over the past 12 months. 90 rated games in the past year (≈62/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Aeroflot Open 2026, Russian Chess Crown standard A, and Ch BLR 2026 men. Also played 5 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 6 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He reached World #488 in Oct 2025.

Competes for FIDE (no federation) since Apr 2023. Awarded GM in 2025 (age 20), IM in 2023 (age 18), and FM in 2019 (age 14). At junior level, he reached World #23 in U20, World #32 in U18, World #59 in U16, World #36 in U14, World #24 in U12 and World #20 in U10.

Current rating

2488

Standard

Rpd2453·Blz2469

All-time high

2515

−27 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 20

Activity

79

games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo

98 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#25

#25 · FID players · of 720

Career timeline

23 entries
2025
GM title awardedGM
at age 20 · 2025 3rd FIDE Council
Nov 2025
Peak national rank: #20
at age 20 · rated 2515
Oct 2025
Peak World rank: #488
at age 20 · rated 2515
Oct 2025
23rd U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2515
Oct 2025
All-time peak 2515
at age 20 · −32 from today
Oct 2025
Crossed 2500
at age 20
Sep 2025

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
Almaty Region Open - Qonaev CUP 2025 (MASTERS)
perf 2661 (+152) · 6/9 · #4
Top opponent
vs Alexander GrischukGM 2,641
Team men PL chess final 2026 · Apr 2026 · +2.1 Elo
Evolution
+7
2481 → 2488
Tournaments
8
81 games
Score
50.5/ 8162.3%
37W35D9L

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Aeroflot Open 2026
Open Swiss
Feb 20265/9#662421-9.7
Russian Chess Crown standard A
Open Swiss
Feb 20266.5/10#192389-13.0
Ch BLR 2026 men
Round-Robin
Jan 20266/9#32403-8.5
1st FUJAIRAH Global Chess Championships - Masters
Open Swiss
Aug 20256.5/9#132522+6.4
31st AbuDhabi International Chess Festival-Masters
Open Swiss
Aug 20256/8#212617+15.4
Almaty Region Open - Qonaev CUP 2025 (MASTERS)
Open Swiss
Aug 20256/9#42661+23.8
Minsk-2025
Open Swiss
Jul 20257.5/10#112215-11.1
First Saturday 2025 June GM
Round-Robin
Jun 20257/9#12619+18.8

Most-Played Opponents

vsArtsiom SiniauskiFM
FID·2165
+14 −7 =16
37 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsDenis LazavikGM
🇧🇾BLR·2621
+5 −10 =13
28 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMikhei NavumenkaFM
FID·2280
+11 −5 =10
26 games·last met May 2026
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vsMikhail SpizharnyFM
🇧🇾BLR·2374
+11 −4 =11
26 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsViachaslau ZarubitskiIM
🇧🇾BLR·2396
+5 −7 =10
22 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings

/
FIDE (no federation)
#25
out of 953 players
Special
#25
in continent
World
#682
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
Khanin, SemenFollow Semen KhaninTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,599
6
Malakhov, VladimirFollow Vladimir MalakhovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
6
Nesterov, ArseniyFollow Arseniy NesterovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
8
Paravyan, DavidFollow David ParavyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,593
9
Rakhmanov, AleksandrFollow Aleksandr RakhmanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,590
10
Najer, EvgeniyFollow Evgeniy NajerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,583
...
25Tsaruk, Maksim2,488
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
Khanin, SemenFollow Semen KhaninTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,599
6
Malakhov, VladimirFollow Vladimir MalakhovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
6
Nesterov, ArseniyFollow Arseniy NesterovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
8
Paravyan, DavidFollow David ParavyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,593
9
Rakhmanov, AleksandrFollow Aleksandr RakhmanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,590
10
Najer, EvgeniyFollow Evgeniy NajerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,583
...
25Tsaruk, Maksim2,488
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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682Tsaruk, Maksim2,488