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Raikin, Leonid
IM🇷🇺FIDE 14109484· Male· Russia· Born in 1950
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Leonid Raikin, a 76-year-old Russian International Master, is rated 1937. He has slipped back 35 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent appearances: Ryazan Region Chess Cup and Chess Festival "Yeseninskaya Rus" 2025 - OPEN. Also played 3 rapid (including Chess Festival "Yeseninskaya Rus" 2025 - Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including Chess Festival "Yeseninskaya Rus" 2025 - Blitz) recently. He took a 30-month break between Dec 2019 and Jul 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2427 was reached at age 51 (Jan 2001).
Competes for Russia since Jul 2004. Awarded IM in 2001 (age 51) and FM in 2001 (age 51).
Current rating
1937
Standard
Rpd1817·Blz1943
All-time high
2427
−490 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 51
Jan 2001 · age 51
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#39,434
#39,434 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2026
23rd Russian 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1950
Jan 2026
2022
25th Russian 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 2095
Jul 2022
2019
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 2101 → returned at 2095
Dec 2019
2018
500 career games
at age 68
Dec 2018
2016
47th Russian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2190
Dec 2016
2015
Re-crossed 2200
at age 65
Feb 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-13
1950 → 1937
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
5.5/ 868.8%
3W5D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/8 | #2 | 1782 | -12.7 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVladimir StepovojIM
🇷🇺RUS·2097
+3 −12 =29
44 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsVladimir P. VasilievIM
🇷🇺RUS·2314
+2 −19 =13
34 games·last met May 2024
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vsEgor Lunin
🇷🇺RUS·1892
+15 −1 =9
25 games·last met Dec 2018
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vsEvgeniy Laevsky
🇷🇺RUS·1973
+7 −2 =15
24 games·last met Dec 2018
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vsSergey GazakaevFM
🇷🇺RUS·2164
+3 −12 =5
20 games·last met Dec 2019
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Rankings
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Russia
#1,074
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,685
in continent
World
#39,433
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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