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Epelbaum, Maksim
🇺🇦FIDE 14101700· Male· Ukraine· Born in 1977
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Maksim Epelbaum, a 49-year-old Ukrainian player, is rated 2305 — just 24 short of his peak of 2329 (Jan 2001, age 24) and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and took a 282-month break between Jul 2001 and Feb 2025. Recent appearances: Artzit A 2026 4 and Artzit A 2026 2-3. He reached Ukrainian #92 in Apr 2025.
Current rating
2305
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2297
All-time high
2329
−24 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 24
Jan 2001 · age 24
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 2%
#3,914 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
Peak Ukrainian rank: #92
at age 48 · rated 2328
Apr 2025
10th Ukrainian 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 2328
Apr 2025
2001
Inactive for 282 months
paused at 2322 → returned at 2326
Jul 2001
Crossed 2300
at age 24
Jan 2001
Crossed 2200
at age 24
Jan 2001
Crossed 2100
at age 24
Jan 2001
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-4
2309 → 2305
Tournaments
2
2 games
Score
1.5/ 275.0%
1W1D0L
Top 1 win
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #29 | 2027 | -6.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #17 | 2804 | +2.8 |
Rankings
/
Ukraine
#109
out of 3,843 players
Europe
#2,595
in continent
World
#3,914
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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