Poliakova, Varvara

Varvara Poliakova, a 21-year-old Woman FIDE Master, is rated 2108 — just 18 short of her peak of 2126 (Jun 2025, age 20) and sitting in the top 3% of women worldwide. She has fluctuated between 1974 and 2126 over the past 2 years. 84 rated games in the past year (≈54/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 19th international chess tournament "In Memory of Georgy Agzamov" Open-B, IV International Tournament "Women's Chess Championship" Challengers, and Ch BLR 2026 women. Also played 3 rapid (including Memorial D.I.Bronstein) and 5 blitz events (including Orsha 2026 Blitz) recently.

Competes for FIDE (no federation) since May 2023. Competes as a woman since 2018. Awarded WFM in 2021 (age 16). At junior level, she reached #19, #18, #15, #15 and #15 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.