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Koziak, Vitali
GM🇺🇦FIDE 14102234· Male· Ukraine· Born in 1975
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Vitali Koziak, a 51-year-old Ukrainian Grandmaster, is rated 2321 and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 35 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈71/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Brilliant Move Cup Tournament A 2026, 19th international chess tournament "In Memory of Georgy Agzamov" Open-A, and President's Cup of the Republic of Tajikistan, Group A. Also played 5 blitz events (including Almaty Open blitz tournament 2025) recently. His peak of 2516 was reached at age 38 (Aug 2013); he also reached Ukrainian #42 in Jun 2017.
Awarded GM in 2025 (age 50) and IM in 2001 (age 26).
Current rating
2321
Standard
Rpd2289·Blz2209
All-time high
2516
−195 pts below
Aug 2013 · age 38
Aug 2013 · age 38
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#3,438 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2026
4th Ukrainian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2338
May 2026
2025
GM title awardedGM
at age 50 · 2025 1st FIDE Council
Apr 2025
2022
6th Ukrainian 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2423
Jul 2022
2017
Peak Ukrainian rank: #42
at age 42 · rated 2515
Jun 2017
59th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 42 · rated 2515
Jun 2017
Re-crossed 2500
at age 42
Apr 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-52
2373 → 2321
Tournaments
4
37 games
Score
18.5/ 3750.0%
12W13D12L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsHengyi Zhu2,410·19th international chess tournament "In Memory of Georgy Agzamov" Open-A·R7·+6.0
3.[W]vsMaria PershinaWFM2,241·19th international chess tournament "In Memory of Georgy Agzamov" Open-A·R6·+3.6
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/9 | #13 | 2177 | -16.9 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/10 | #43 | 2349 | +2.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/9 | #42 | 2374 | +5.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/9 | #23 | 1869 | -42.1 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPetro GolubkaGM
🇨🇦CAN·2344
+4 −2 =5
11 games·last met Nov 2020
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vsVladimir P MalaniukGM
🇺🇦UKR
+0 −3 =7
10 games·last met May 2016
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vsBakhtiyar AskarovIM
🇰🇿KAZ·2273
+3 −5 =1
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsMiroslaw GrabarczykGM
🇵🇱POL·2300
+0 −1 =8
9 games·last met Aug 2017
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vsAzamat Utegaliyev
🇰🇿KAZ·2406
+1 −6 =1
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
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Ukraine
#100
out of 3,843 players
Europe
#2,264
in continent
World
#3,438
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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