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Zhesterev, Anatol
🇺🇦FIDE 14112680· Male· Ukraine· Born in 1952
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Anatol Zhesterev, a 74-year-old Ukrainian player, is rated 2046 and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 112 months (2007–2016), 26 months (2016–2018), 35 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 38 months (2022–2025). Recent appearance: Championship Kyiv of Amators - 2025 (open). Also played 6 rapid (including "Kyiv Chess Cup -2026" RAPID, Super Liga 5 stage) and 7 blitz events (including "CUP OBOLON - 2025" BLITZ) recently. His peak of 2254 was reached at age 54 (Oct 2006).
Current rating
2046
Standard
Rpd1945·Blz1983
All-time high
2254
−208 pts below
Oct 2006 · age 54
Oct 2006 · age 54
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 10%
#21,245 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2023
5th Ukrainian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2080
Jun 2023
2022
Inactive for 38 months
paused at 2080 → returned at 2046
Sep 2022
2019
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 2102 → returned at 2080
Sep 2019
2018
9th Ukrainian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2145
Dec 2018
2016
7th Ukrainian 60-65 player
at age 64 · rated 2176
Dec 2016
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 2176 → returned at 2145
Sep 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-34
2080 → 2046
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
6/ 966.7%
6W0D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/8 | #7 | 1943 | -34.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAnatolij Karnaukh
🇺🇦UKR·1960
+2 −8 =7
17 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsVasily Smachenko
🇺🇦UKR·2036
+8 −3 =4
15 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsYuriy Koshmak
🇺🇦UKR·2015
+6 −0 =4
10 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsAnatoly Ivchenko
🇺🇦UKR·2093
+6 −3 =1
10 games·last met Sep 2018
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vsVladimir ChubarIM
🇺🇦UKR·1874
+3 −4 =2
9 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
/
Ukraine
#315
out of 3,843 players
Europe
#15,603
in continent
World
#21,245
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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