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Shepelev, Igor
🇺🇦FIDE 14114909· Male· Ukraine· Born in 1958
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Igor Shepelev, a 68-year-old Ukrainian player, is rated 2029. He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 17 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include IBCA World Team Chess Championship 2026, "Cup Independence - 2025 (open A)", and 17th IBCA Chess Olympiad for the Blind and Visually Impaired Chess Players. Also played 9 rapid (including Championship UKR Men`s 2025 - Rapid) and 7 blitz events (including Championship UKR Men`s 2025 - Blitz) recently. He had 5 career breaks: 47 months (2003–2007), 17 months (2007–2008), 18 months (2008–2010), 15 months (2010–2011) and 21 months (2014–2016). His peak of 2183 was reached at age 45 (Apr 2003).
Current rating
2029
Standard
Rpd1906·Blz1836
All-time high
2183
−154 pts below
Apr 2003 · age 45
Apr 2003 · age 45
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#23,382
#23,382 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2024
7th Ukrainian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2074
Nov 2024
2021
Re-crossed 2100
at age 63
Oct 2021
2020
14th Ukrainian 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2095
Oct 2020
2017
33rd Ukrainian 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 2111
Nov 2017
Best 12-month gain (+96 Elo)
2021 → 2117
Mar 2017
Re-crossed 2100
at age 59
Mar 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+3
2026 → 2029
Tournaments
3
20 games
Score
13.5/ 2067.5%
10W7D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/4 | #36 | 2626 | +27.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/8 | #10 | 1894 | -23.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/7 | #62 | 1978 | -9.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlexander Ramun
🇺🇦UKR·1930
+5 −1 =3
9 games·last met Oct 2014
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vsVladimir ChubarIM
🇺🇦UKR·1874
+4 −2 =2
8 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsVigen Bagiryan
🇺🇦UKR·2041
+3 −2 =3
8 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsVladimir Iv. Ivanov
🇺🇦UKR·1893
+0 −2 =6
8 games·last met Mar 2019
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vsOlena MartynkovaWIM
🇱🇹LTU·2158
+3 −3 =2
8 games·last met Oct 2014
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Rankings
/
Ukraine
#338
out of 3,843 players
Europe
#17,216
in continent
World
#23,382
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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