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Volcov, Igor
CM🇲🇩FIDE 13912208· Male· Moldova· Born in 2009
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Igor Volcov, a 17-year-old Moldovan Candidate Master, is rated 2193 — his current career high and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide under 18, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +179 Elo over the past 12 months. 55 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A, Int. Graz Open 2026 - A, and World Youth Chess Championship 2025 - U16. Also played 2 rapid (including Campionatul RM la sah rapid 2025, masculin) and 1 blitz events (including Campionatul RM la sah blitz 2025, masculin) recently. He reached Moldovan #24 in May 2026.
Awarded CM in 2026 (age 17). At junior level, he reached #2, #2, #5 and #4 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2193
Standard
Rpd1901·Blz1884
All-time high
2193
at best
May 2026 · age 17
May 2026 · age 17
Activity
41
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
55 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#521 · players worldwide under 18 · of 15,441
Career timeline
12 entries2026
CM title awardedCM
at age 17
Jun 2026
Peak Moldovan rank: #24
at age 17 · rated 2193
May 2026
2nd Moldovan U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2193
May 2026
All-time peak 2193
at age 17
May 2026
2025
2nd Moldovan U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2126
Nov 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 16
Nov 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+179
2014 → 2193
Tournaments
6
55 games
Score
29/ 5552.7%
17W24D14L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAleksandr OstrovskiyIM2,376·X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A·R4·+29.7
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #235 | 2227 | +34.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/9 | #123 | 2194 | +31.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/11 | #49 | 2155 | +53.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #20 | 2062 | +17.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/8 | #139 | 2088 | +28.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6.5/9 | #5 | 2024 | +12.4 |
Hot streak: 6 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsDmitrii Rascu
🇲🇩MDA·1917
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsVadim Novac
🇲🇩MDA·2073
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsSemion SapocinicFM
🇲🇩MDA·2355
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsNichita Soilita
🇲🇩MDA·2088
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsAlexandr BaranciucFM
🇲🇩MDA·2308
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Moldova
#25
out of 382 players
Europe
#6,021
in continent
World
#8,565
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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