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Gubanov, Oleg
IM🇮🇪FIDE 14115115· Male· Ireland· Born in 1987
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Oleg Gubanov, a 39-year-old Irish International Master, is rated 2261 and ranked 16th among Irish players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 13 years. 41 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The National Club championship 2026, Munster Chess Union Club League Division 1 Round 7, and Munster Chess Union Club League Division 1 Rounds 5-6. Also played 1 rapid (including Galway Speed Chess Championship 2025 Rapid) and 2 blitz events (including Irish Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 17 months (2006–2008), 13 months (2008–2009), 89 months (2014–2021) and 13 months (2021–2022). His peak of 2408 was reached at age 19 (Jul 2006, Irish #3 at the time); he spent 17 months in Irish top 5.
Competes for Ireland since Nov 2024. Awarded IM in 2007 (age 20). At junior level, he reached World #82 in U18, World #50 in U16 and #1 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2261
Standard
Rpd2168·Blz2128
All-time high
2408
−147 pts below
Jul 2006 · age 19
Jul 2006 · age 19
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#16
#16 · Irish players · of 939
17 months in National top 5 (2005–2010)
17 months in National top 5 (2005–2010)
Career timeline
21 entries2024
Switched federation: UKR → IRL
at age 37
Nov 2024
2021
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2258 → returned at 2254
Sep 2021
2014
Inactive for 89 months
paused at 2286 → returned at 2272
Feb 2014
2010
17 months in national top 5
longest streak 12 months · since Jul 2005
Sep 2010
2008
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2379 → returned at 2376
Jul 2008
2007
1st Irish U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2408
Jan 2007
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
2261 → 2261
Tournaments
8
39 games
Score
26/ 3966.7%
21W10D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jun 2026 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2495 | +10.7 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 4/5 | #10 | — | +9.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #18 | 2060 | -2.5 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | — | +2.9 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/5 | #8 | — | -2.7 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2/7 | #509 | 2215 | -6.5 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/5 | #10 | — | -8.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 2325 | +7.7 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAndrei RakhmangulovIM
🇺🇦UKR·2264
+0 −8 =11
19 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsDmitry Goroshchenko
🇺🇦UKR·2160
+5 −3 =7
15 games·last met Dec 2021
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vsLi Min PengGM
🇨🇭SUI·2541
+3 −3 =6
12 games·last met Nov 2022
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vsPavel TroshchenkoFM
🇺🇦UKR·1905
+6 −1 =4
11 games·last met Oct 2021
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vsStepan LotsFM
🇺🇦UKR·2247
+0 −2 =9
11 games·last met Feb 2016
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Rankings
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Ireland
#16
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#3,681
in continent
World
#5,420
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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