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Firman, Nazar
GM🇺🇦FIDE 14104490· Male· Ukraine· Born in 1983
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Nazar Firman, a 43-year-old Ukrainian Grandmaster, is rated 2461 and ranked 40th among Ukrainian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +20 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈40/year long-term). Recent appearances: grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open and XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa A. He had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2018–2019), 14 months (2021–2022) and 20 months (2022–2024). His peak of 2571 was reached at age 26 (Jul 2009, World #287 at the time).
Awarded GM in 2011 (age 28) and IM in 2001 (age 18). At junior level, he reached World #17 in U20 and World #9 in U18.
Current rating
2461
Standard
Rpd2433·Blz2414
All-time high
2571
−110 pts below
Jul 2009 · age 26
Jul 2009 · age 26
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#40
#40 · Ukrainian players · of 1,449
Career timeline
23 entries2025
1,000 career games
at age 42
May 2025
2024
88th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 41 · rated 2472
Aug 2024
2022
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2479 → returned at 2472
Sep 2022
2021
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2492 → returned at 2479
Jun 2021
2018
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2512 → returned at 2495
Aug 2018
2015
Best 12-month gain (+65 Elo)
2458 → 2523
Sep 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best result
XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa Aperf 2622 (+164) · 6.5/8 · #8
Top opponent
Evolution
+20
2441 → 2461
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
12.5/ 1869.4%
12W1D5L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsDimitrios StefanouFM2,356·XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa A·R7·+3.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsVarvara MatskevichWFM2,040·XXXVI Miedzynarodowe Szachowe Mistrzostwa Malopolski - Grupa A·R1·-9.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #138 | 2473 | +3.3 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/8 | #8 | 2622 | +17.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsArtem OmeljaGM
🇺🇦UKR·2397
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Sep 2021
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vsAndrey GrekhIM
🇺🇦UKR·2386
+2 −0 =4
6 games·last met Aug 2014
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vsYuri VovkGM
🇺🇦UKR·2530
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Aug 2014
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vsEvgeny ShtembuliakGM
🇺🇦UKR·2620
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Aug 2014
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vsYevgeniy RoshkaIM
🇺🇦UKR·2505
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Sep 2021
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Rankings
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Ukraine
#40
out of 3,843 players
Europe
#547
in continent
World
#905
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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