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Simantsev, Mikhail
GM🇺🇦FIDE 14104555· Male· Ukraine· Born in 1978
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Mikhail Simantsev, a 48-year-old Ukrainian Grandmaster, is rated 2382 and sitting in the top 5% of Ukrainian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 46-month break between Nov 2021 and Oct 2025. Recent appearance: Oberliga Nord Nord 2025-2026 April 2026. His peak of 2569 was reached at age 33 (Mar 2011, World #340 at the time).
Awarded GM in 2008 (age 30) and IM in 2001 (age 23).
Current rating
2382
Standard
Rpd2379·Blz2394
All-time high
2569
−187 pts below
Mar 2011 · age 33
Mar 2011 · age 33
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 5%
#68 · Ukrainian players · of 1,431
Career timeline
18 entries2026
7th Ukrainian 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 2382
May 2026
2021
Inactive for 46 months
paused at 2371 → returned at 2370
Nov 2021
9th Ukrainian 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 2398
Jul 2021
2016
Re-crossed 2500
at age 38
Nov 2016
2013
1,000 career games
at age 35
Jun 2013
2011
Peak Ukrainian rank: #26
at age 33 · rated 2569
Mar 2011
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+11
2371 → 2382
Tournaments
8
9 games
Score
6.5/ 972.2%
5W3D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2677 | +0.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #4 | 3193 | +10.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #75 | 1493 | -6.1 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #10 | 3025 | +3.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #50 | 2294 | -1.1 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #19 | 3141 | +4.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #50 | 2281 | -1.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #53 | 2333 | -0.5 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDmitry MischukIM
🇺🇦UKR·2298
+11 −0 =16
27 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsValery ShalimovIM
🇺🇦UKR·2284
+4 −1 =9
14 games·last met Sep 2019
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vsAlexei BezgodovGM
🇷🇺RUS·2406
+0 −2 =8
10 games·last met Jan 2021
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vsVladislav VoitovichFM
🇺🇦UKR·2256
+3 −4 =2
9 games·last met Sep 2019
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vsAlexey KislinskyGM
🇨🇿CZE·2313
+1 −0 =8
9 games·last met Dec 2018
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Rankings
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Ukraine
#68
out of 3,788 players
Europe
#1,270
in continent
World
#1,994
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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