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Aveskulov, Valeriy
GM🇺🇦FIDE 14109743· Male· Ukraine· Born in 1986
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Valeriy Aveskulov, a 40-year-old Ukrainian Grandmaster, is rated 2500 and ranked 33rd among Ukrainian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is currently in the 2500–2525 range. 67 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include HUN Team 1st Div. Charousek R Memorial Group 2025-26 R 9, SixDays Budapest March 2026 - GM-A, and Budapest One Week 2026 January GM-B. He had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2012–2013) and 105 months (2013–2022). His peak of 2545 was reached at age 21 (Oct 2007, World #395 at the time).
Awarded GM in 2006 (age 20) and IM in 2003 (age 17). At junior level, he reached World #30 in U20, World #44 in U18 and World #25 in U16.
Current rating
2500
Standard
Rpd2509·Blz2556
All-time high
2545
−45 pts below
Oct 2007 · age 21
Oct 2007 · age 21
Activity
66
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
67 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#33
#33 · Ukrainian players · of 1,431
Career timeline
21 entries2026
Re-crossed 2500
at age 40
May 2026
2023
Re-crossed 2500
at age 37
Nov 2023
2022
Peak Ukrainian rank: #26
at age 36 · rated 2534
Aug 2022
2013
Inactive for 105 months
paused at 2529 → returned at 2531
Jul 2013
2012
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2519 → returned at 2529
Jan 2012
2008
500 career games
at age 22
Jul 2008
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+6
2494 → 2500
Tournaments
9
73 games
Score
41.5/ 7356.8%
30W32D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 3157 | +3.3 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2658 | +17.8 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 6/9 | #2 | 2501 | +3.5 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #4 | 2420 | -6.9 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #65 | 2332 | -2.1 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 5.5/9 | #2 | 2465 | -2.0 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 4/8 | #6 | 2396 | -10.9 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 7/9 | #1 | 2594 | +10.9 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #5 | 2425 | -8.2 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsValeriy NeverovGM
🇺🇦UKR·2369
+4 −0 =8
12 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsDavid BerczesGM
🇭🇺HUN·2377
+0 −0 =8
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsGergely AczelGM
🇭🇺HUN·2442
+0 −0 =7
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsBence PribelszkyIM
🇭🇺HUN·2375
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsGabor NagyGM
🇭🇺HUN·2429
+0 −0 =6
6 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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Ukraine
#33
out of 3,788 players
Europe
#331
in continent
World
#577
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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