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Zaiarski, Stepan
🇲🇩FIDE 13907000· Male· Moldova· Born in 2005
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Stepan Zaiarski, a 21-year-old Moldovan player, is rated 2128 — his current career high and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +196 Elo over the past 12 months. 82 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Maasch & Kirsch Schachfestival 2026 A-Open, Wiener Vereinsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 A-Liga Round 11, and X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A. Also played 3 rapid (including 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship) and 10 blitz events (including 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Knockout) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 28 months (2015–2018) and 74 months (2018–2025). He reached Moldovan #31 in May 2026.
At junior level, he reached #4, #10, #2 and #1 nationally in U20, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2128
Standard
Rpd1964·Blz2121
All-time high
2128
at best
Jun 2026 · age 21
Jun 2026 · age 21
Activity
36
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
82 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#12,947 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
All-time peak 2128
at age 21
Jun 2026
Peak Moldovan rank: #31
at age 21 · rated 2119
May 2026
Crossed 2100
at age 21
May 2026
2025
4th Moldovan U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2053
Dec 2025
Best 12-month gain (+281 Elo)
1772 → 2053
Dec 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 20
Oct 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+196
1932 → 2128
Tournaments
17
69 games
Score
39.5/ 6957.2%
34W11D24L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/7 | #4 | 2170 | +9.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/5 | #16 | 2124 | +3.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #27 | 2794 | +8.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/8 | #304 | 2193 | +20.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/7 | #5 | 2086 | +8.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #52 | 2001 | -4.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #121 | 1051 | -9.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #36 | 2745 | +7.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/9 | #160 | 2221 | +35.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/7 | #16 | 2034 | -5.0 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Moldova
#28
out of 382 players
Europe
#9,355
in continent
World
#12,947
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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