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Pogorelov, Ruslan
GM🇪🇸FIDE 14100363· Male· Spain· Born in 1959
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Ruslan Pogorelov, a 67-year-old Spanish Grandmaster, is rated 2278 and sitting in the top 2% of Spanish players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +31 Elo over the past 12 months. 72 rated games in the past year (≈99/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Play Off d'Ascens-Descens a Primera Divisio 2026, Lliga Catalana 2026 - Segona Divisio Grup Tarragona Rondas 7-9, and Lliga Catalana 2026 - Segona Divisio Grup Tarragona Rondas 3-6. Also played 1 rapid event (including III ACTIVO INTERNACIONAL FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ PULIDO "PACO PULIDO") recently. His peak of 2517 was reached at age 44 (Jan 2003, World #451 at the time).
Competes for Spain since Feb 2024. Awarded GM in 2001 (age 42).
Current rating
2278
Standard
Rpd2334·Blz2257
All-time high
2517
−239 pts below
Jan 2003 · age 44
Jan 2003 · age 44
Activity
77
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
72 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#285 · Spanish players · of 18,793
Career timeline
23 entries2026
2,500 career games
at age 67
Feb 2026
2025
100th 65-70 player worldwide
at age 66 · rated 2272
Dec 2025
2024
Switched federation: UKR → ESP
at age 65
Feb 2024
2020
59th 60-65 player worldwide
at age 61 · rated 2383
Aug 2020
2018
98th 55-60 player worldwide
at age 59 · rated 2389
Aug 2018
2010
44th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 51 · rated 2486
Mar 2010
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+27
2251 → 2278
Tournaments
11
68 games
Score
42.5/ 6862.5%
42W13D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsMiguel Angel Fernandez Alonso2,002·XL Campionat de Catalunya de Veterans 2026 - Grup 65·R2·-8.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #4 | 2867 | +4.8 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 3/3 | #1 | — | +7.6 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 2/4 | #54 | — | -6.8 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | — | +6.1 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/9 | #37 | 2248 | +2.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/8 | #79 | 2247 | -1.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #20 | 2185 | -6.7 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6.5/9 | #4 | 2323 | +9.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 7.5/11 | #23 | 2282 | +5.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2/2 | #2 | 2845 | +5.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAzer MirzoevGM
🇦🇿AZE·2416
+0 −1 =12
13 games·last met Jan 2013
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vsKaren MovsziszianGM
🇦🇲ARM·2386
+2 −5 =4
11 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsJorge A. Gonzalez RodriguezIM
🇪🇸ESP·2178
+5 −2 =2
9 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsVladimir BurmakinGM
🇷🇺RUS·2384
+2 −1 =6
9 games·last met Jul 2015
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vsSergey A. FedorchukGM
🇺🇦UKR·2585
+0 −6 =2
8 games·last met Oct 2021
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Rankings
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Spain
#285
out of 20,270 players
Europe
#3,211
in continent
World
#4,787
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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