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Zaiarski, Stepan

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FIDEFIDE 13907000· Male· Moldova· Born in 2005

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Stepan Zaiarski, a 21-year-old Moldovan player, is rated 2119 — his current career high and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +187 Elo over the past 12 months. 75 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 4 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

2119

Standard

Rpd1964·Blz2033

All-time high

2119

at best
May 2026 · age 21

Activity

33

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

75 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 6%

#13,697 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
Peak Moldovan rank: #31
at age 21 · rated 2119
May 2026
Crossed 2100
at age 21
May 2026
All-time peak 2119
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

Activity & highlights

Best result
exe Slovakia Open 2025 Bratislava
perf 2182 (+164) · 5/8 · #76
Top opponent
vs Nikolaus StanecGM 2,479
Inklusions-Schachopen 2025 · Jun 2025 · +8.9 Elo
Best comeback
Wiener Vereinsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 A-Liga Round 4
finished #2 (seeded #34 of 70)
Evolution
+187
1932 → 2119
Tournaments
18
84 games
Score
43/ 8451.2%
40W17D27L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsGabor FarkasIM2,316·exe Slovakia Open 2025 Bratislava·R6·+17.0
2.[W]vsJoachim WallnerFM2,244·Inklusions-Schachopen 2025·R4·+16.3
3.[W]vsAlexei KozlovFM2,211·Grand-Open in "Galeria", Stage 1·R3·+15.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

15 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
1. Maasch & Kirsch Schachfestival 2026 A-Open
Swiss
Apr 20262.5/5#162124+3.8
Wiener Vereinsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 A-Liga Round 11
Team
Apr 20261/1#272794+8.2
X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A
Open Swiss
Apr 20263.5/8#3042193+20.6
Momchilgrad Classical Chess Tournament-Under the aegis of BSCF
Open Swiss
Mar 20265/7#52086+8.0
Wiener Vereinsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 A-Liga Round 9-10
Team
Mar 20261/2#522001-4.4
Wiener Vereinsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 B-Liga Round 7-9
Team
Feb 20260/1#1211051-9.4
Wiener Vereinsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Landesliga Round 7-9
Team
Feb 20261/1#362745+7.8
Int. Graz Open 2026 - A
Open Swiss
Feb 20264/9#1602221+35.6
Wiener Advent Open 2025 Gruppe A
Swiss
Dec 20253.5/7#162034-5.0
Wiener Vereinsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 A-Liga Round 4
Team
Nov 20251/1#22872+11.2
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

/
Moldova
#31
out of 373 players
Europe
#9,926
in continent
World
#13,697
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Moldova
1
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2,590
2
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2,500
3
🇲🇩Lashkin, JegorFollow Jegor LashkinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,475
4
🇲🇩Martinovici, IliaFollow Ilia MartinoviciTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,471
5
🇲🇩Ceres, DragosFollow Dragos CeresTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,450
6
🇲🇩Hamitevici, VladimirFollow Vladimir HamiteviciTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,441
7
🇲🇩Vedmediuc, SergheiFollow Serghei VedmediucTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,424
8
🇲🇩Baltag, IulianFollow Iulian BaltagTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,387
9
🇲🇩Gubin, DmitriiFollow Dmitrii GubinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,375
10
🇲🇩Ogleznev, AlexandrFollow Alexandr OgleznevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,335
...
31🇲🇩Zaiarski, Stepan2,119
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
9926🇲🇩Zaiarski, Stepan2,119
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
...
13697🇲🇩Zaiarski, Stepan2,119