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Vasilyev, Mikhail
IM🇺🇦FIDE 14101254· Male· Ukraine· Born in 1945
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Mikhail Vasilyev, a 81-year-old Ukrainian International Master, is rated 1836. He is progressing steadily with +30 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent appearance: World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 65. Also played 20 rapid (including Odessa seniors and young talents -2025-16 (rapid)) and 5 blitz events (including All-Ukrainian Blitz Chess Tournament dedicated 100th anniversary Efim Geller Final) recently. He had 5 career breaks: 23 months (2003–2005), 23 months (2006–2008), 37 months (2008–2011), 27 months (2013–2015) and 32 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2406 was reached at age 57 (Jan 2002).
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 56) and FM in 2001 (age 56).
Current rating
1836
Standard
Rpd1865·Blz1938
All-time high
2406
−570 pts below
Jan 2002 · age 57
Jan 2002 · age 57
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#65,440
#65,440 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
21 entries2026
6th Ukrainian 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1836
Jun 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+30 Elo)
1806 → 1836
Dec 2025
2021
89th 75-80 player worldwide
at age 76 · rated 2133
Aug 2021
2019
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 2133 → returned at 2108
Sep 2019
2016
6th Ukrainian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2165
Dec 2016
2013
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 2221 → returned at 2201
Apr 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+30
1806 → 1836
Tournaments
1
11 games
Score
5.5/ 1150.0%
3W5D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/11 | #101 | 2026 | +30.1 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsViktor DovzhenkoIM
🇺🇦UKR·2031
+5 −10 =3
18 games·last met May 2026
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vsVitalii ChaikaIM
🇺🇦UKR·2026
+4 −6 =1
11 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsDuc Minh Lai
🇻🇳VIE·2131
+0 −9 =0
9 games·last met May 2024
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vsPavlo Smotrov
🇺🇦UKR·1558
+0 −5 =3
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsRuslan Nikitin
🇺🇦UKR·1793
+4 −4 =0
8 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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Ukraine
#619
out of 3,843 players
Europe
#47,755
in continent
World
#65,439
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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