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Linker, Mikhail
🇷🇺FIDE 14101734· Male· Russia· Born in 1996
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Mikhail Linker, a 30-year-old Russian player, is rated 2246 and sitting in the top 4% of Russian players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2218 and 2260 over the past 2 years. 31 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Israel National Team Championship 2026 5-7, Israel National Team Championship 2026 1-4, and Preparation for the league 2026. Also played 7 rapid (including Israeli Cup 2025) and 2 blitz events (including 2026"Blitz tournament "New Year) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 37 months (2013–2016), 41 months (2017–2020) and 21 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2298 was reached at age 24 (Dec 2020).
Competes for Russia since Nov 2020. At junior level, he reached World #85 in U14 and #38, #31, #22 and #36 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U12.
Current rating
2246
Standard
Rpd2156·Blz2234
All-time high
2298
−52 pts below
Dec 2020 · age 24
Dec 2020 · age 24
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#251 · Russian players · of 6,953
Career timeline
18 entries2020
All-time peak 2298
at age 24 · −52 from today
Dec 2020
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2298 → returned at 2297
Dec 2020
Switched federation: UKR → RUS
at age 24
Nov 2020
2017
Inactive for 41 months
paused at 2269 → returned at 2298
Jun 2017
2016
38th Russian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2246
Sep 2016
2015
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-6
2252 → 2246
Tournaments
5
22 games
Score
11.5/ 2252.3%
6W11D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/3 | #103 | 2182 | -3.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/4 | #58 | 2329 | +8.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/5 | #1 | 2289 | +7.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/5 | #2 | 2296 | +9.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/5 | #9 | 2147 | -12.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlexey ChosIM
🇷🇺RUS·2296
+8 −6 =3
17 games·last met Dec 2014
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vsMark LiubarovFM
🇮🇱ISR·2286
+3 −2 =3
8 games·last met Dec 2031
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vsGuy Gov
🇮🇱ISR·2241
+6 −1 =1
8 games·last met Dec 2031
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vsAlexander KaplivatskiFM
🇮🇱ISR·2157
+3 −3 =2
8 games·last met Dec 2031
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vsIlya GruzmanCM
🇮🇱ISR·2182
+2 −1 =5
8 games·last met Dec 2028
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Rankings
/
Russia
#251
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,054
in continent
World
#6,006
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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