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Shalimov, Valery
IM🇺🇦FIDE 14104881· Male· Ukraine· Born in 1960
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Valery Shalimov, a 66-year-old Ukrainian International Master, is rated 2284 and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 46-month break between Feb 2022 and Jan 2026. Recent appearance: Kharkiv Tournament Chess - 2025. Also played 5 blitz events (including EYCC 2025 - 1st Blitz Tournament) recently. His peak of 2478 was reached at age 43 (Jul 2003, Ukrainian #45 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 41). Earned a GM norm at CZE Open A Pardubice Open 2005.
Current rating
2284
Standard
Rpd2304·Blz2251
All-time high
2478
−194 pts below
Jul 2003 · age 43
Jul 2003 · age 43
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 2%
#4,612 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
23 entries2026
4th Ukrainian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2284
May 2026
2022
Inactive for 46 months
paused at 2294 → returned at 2284
Feb 2022
2021
1,000 career games
at age 61
Aug 2021
82nd 60-65 player worldwide
at age 61 · rated 2376
Jan 2021
2019
Re-crossed 2400
at age 59
Nov 2019
2017
Re-crossed 2400
at age 57
Aug 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-10
2294 → 2284
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5.5/ 961.1%
3W5D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #3 | 2175 | -9.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVladislav VoitovichFM
🇺🇦UKR·2256
+14 −5 =15
34 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsOleksiy Solovchuk
🇺🇦UKR·2303
+6 −9 =17
32 games·last met Jan 2022
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vsMaxim Tatarinov
🇺🇦UKR·2123
+15 −2 =12
29 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsAlexander AlexikovIM
🇺🇦UKR·2099
+10 −12 =6
28 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsDmitry Gritsenko
🇺🇦UKR·2053
+15 −7 =6
28 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
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Ukraine
#122
out of 3,843 players
Europe
#3,095
in continent
World
#4,612
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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