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Katsman, Mikhail

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FIDEFIDE 14116022· Male· Ukraine· Born in 1959

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Mikhail Katsman, a 67-year-old Ukrainian player, is rated 2098 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 79 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent appearance: "Kyiv Tournament Chess - 2025". Also played 18 rapid (including "A warrior`s move") and 14 blitz events (including "CUP OBOLON - 2025" BLITZ) recently. He had 6 career breaks: 23 months (2005–2007), 46 months (2007–2011), 59 months (2011–2016), 27 months (2017–2020), 30 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 28 months (2023–2025). His peak of 2281 was reached at age 45 (Apr 2004).

Current rating

2098

Standard

Rpd2065·Blz2095

All-time high

2281

−183 pts below
Apr 2004 · age 45

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 7%

#15,611 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

17 entries
2025
15th Ukrainian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2098
Nov 2025
2023
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 2177 → returned at 2098
May 2023
2020
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 2209 → returned at 2177
Oct 2020
7th Ukrainian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2225
Sep 2020
2017
17th Ukrainian 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 2269
Oct 2017
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 2269 → returned at 2225
Sep 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Leonid StarozhilovFM 2,222
"Kyiv Tournament Chess - 2025" · Sep 2025 · +3.4 Elo
Evolution
-79
2177 → 2098
Tournaments
1
11 games
Score
1/ 119.1%
0W2D9L

Last 12 months — tournaments

0 events

Most-Played Opponents

vsOleg Budnikov
🇺🇦UKR·2315
+2 −32 =11
45 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsSpartak VysochinGM
🇺🇦UKR·2512
+4 −31 =7
42 games·last met Sep 2023
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vsVladimir SergeevGM
🇺🇦UKR·2357
+5 −19 =11
35 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsYevgeniy RoshkaIM
🇺🇦UKR·2505
+1 −25 =9
35 games·last met Jan 2022
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vsSergey PavlovIM
🇺🇦UKR·2464
+6 −21 =6
33 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings

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Ukraine
#266
out of 3,843 players
Europe
#11,344
in continent
World
#15,611
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Ukraine
1
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2
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3
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2,634
4
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2,632
5
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2,623
6
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2,617
7
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2,614
8
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2,608
9
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2,607
10
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2,604
...
266🇺🇦Katsman, Mikhail2,098
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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11344🇺🇦Katsman, Mikhail2,098
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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15611🇺🇦Katsman, Mikhail2,098