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Linker, Mikhail

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FIDEFIDE 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 6 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

Rpd2174·Blz2234

All-time high

2298

−52 pts below
Dec 2020 · age 24

Activity

23

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 4%

#250 · Russian players · of 6,983

Career timeline

18 entries
2020
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
Oct 2016
2015
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2015

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Masters Haifa -Nesher A 2025
perf 2296 (+61) · 3.5/5 · #2
Top opponent
vs Yuval YanivIM 2,441
Israel National Team Championship 2026 1-4 · Jan 2026 · +5.0 Elo
Evolution
-6
2252 → 2246
Tournaments
6
24 games
Score
12/ 2450.0%
6W12D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsTal LevitanFM2,205·Masters Haifa -Nesher A 2025·R1·+9.1
2.[W]vsIlya GruzmanCM2,158·Masters Haifa -Nesher A 2025·R4·+7.8
3.[W]vsLavi Shtemler2,159·Preparation for the league 2026·R1·+7.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAlexander KaplivatskiFM2,142·Hot August in Haifa-Nesher chess club·R5·-12.3
2.[L]vsAdi MenahemFM2,253·Masters Haifa -Nesher A 2025·R3·-9.5
3.[L]vsAndrei GurbanovIM2,272·Arzit Zafon 2025 8-9·R8·-9.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Israel National Team Championship 2026 5-7
Team
Jan 20260.5/3#1032182-3.8
Israel National Team Championship 2026 1-4
Team
Jan 20261.5/4#582329+8.4
Preparation for the league 2026
Swiss
Dec 20253.5/5#12289+7.2
Masters Haifa -Nesher A 2025
Swiss
Sep 20253.5/5#22296+9.8
Hot August in Haifa-Nesher chess club
Swiss
Aug 20252.5/5#92147-12.0

Rankings

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Russia
#250
out of 13,952 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,053
in continent
World
#5,994
out of 400,000+

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