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Sivuk, Vitaly

Sivuk, Vitaly

GM🇸🇪

FIDEFIDE 14116502· Male· Sweden· Born in 1992

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Vitaly Sivuk, a 34-year-old Swedish Grandmaster, is rated 2511 and ranked 3rd among Swedish players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2500 and 2525 for 6 months. 267 rated games in the past year (≈126/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SS4 Springare JGP Uppvisnings matchen mellan IGM Sivuk (SWE)- IM Larkin ( UKR), Manisa Metropolitan Municipality 2nd Mesir International Open Chess Tournament - A, and V Open Chess Menorca 2026. Also played 5 rapid (including 3rd Tartu Chess Festival: Alexela Cup; 3rd Toomas Virro memorial in rapid chess) and 5 blitz events (including 3rd Tartu Chess Festival: 3rd Estiko Blitz) recently. His peak of 2600 was reached at age 30 (Oct 2022, World #214 at the time); he has been in Swedish top 3 for 32 months and counting.

Competes for Sweden since Nov 2022. Awarded GM in 2014 (age 22), IM in 2011 (age 19), and FM in 2010 (age 18). At junior level, he reached World #34 in U20, World #27 in U18, World #51 in U16, World #43 in U14 and World #66 in U12.

Current rating

2511

Standard

Rpd2517·Blz2396

All-time high

2600

−89 pts below
Oct 2022 · age 30

Activity

236

games / yr avg. · ≈20/mo

210 past 12 mo · ≈18/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#3

#3 · Swedish players · of 2,924
National top 3 since Jan 2026

Career timeline

30 entries
2026
32 months in national top 3 (ongoing)
since Nov 2017
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 2500
at age 34
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2500
at age 33
Oct 2025
2,500 career games
at age 33
Jul 2025
Re-crossed 2500
at age 33
Apr 2025
Re-crossed 2500
at age 33
Feb 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
41. ChessOrg-Schachfestival Bad Woerishofen 2026 A-Open
perf 2577 (+55) · 7/9 · #3
Top opponent
vs Ivan SaricGM 2,624
Aktobe Open 2026 Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial A · Jun 2026 · +1.6 Elo
Evolution
-15
2526 → 2511
Tournaments
33
228 games
Score
147.5/ 22864.7%
100W106D22L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsVladislav Seliverstov1,966·Moscow Open 2025_A·R3·-9.5
2.[L]vsAlbert PostnikovCM2,147·Moscow Open 2025_A·R9·-8.8
3.[L]vsArsenijs SavicevsFM2,163·V Chess Festival Cesis 2026 Classic·R5·-8.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

15 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
V Chess Festival Cesis 2026 Classic
Open Swiss
Jun 20263/5#142243-12.2
SS4 Springare JGP Uppvisnings matchen mellan IGM Sivuk (SWE)- IM Larkin ( UKR)
Match
May 20261/2drew2493-0.6
Unga talanger GM9
Round-Robin
May 20264.5/8#42453-6.4
3eme Festival International de Ceyreste et Cassis Echecs Open A p1800 Elo
Open Swiss
May 20265.5/7#42462+0.8
Tyreso Open 2026 std
Open Swiss
May 20263/4#52456+0.4
Manisa Metropolitan Municipality 2nd Mesir International Open Chess Tournament - A
Swiss
Apr 20266.5/9#32487+0.1
V Open Chess Menorca 2026
Open Swiss
Apr 20266/9#282497-0.8
X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A
Open Swiss
Apr 20266.5/9#302465-4.3
41. ChessOrg-Schachfestival Bad Woerishofen 2026 A-Open
Open Swiss
Mar 20267/9#32577+10.6
Allsvenskan 2025-2026 Elitserien r7-9
Team
Mar 20262/3#162625+5.2

Most-Played Opponents

vsLi Min PengGM
🇨🇭SUI·2541
+14 −5 =29
48 games·last met Mar 2028
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vsMykola BortnykIM
🇺🇦UKR·2440
+15 −20 =6
41 games·last met Jun 2019
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vsOlexandr BortnykGM
🇺🇦UKR·2604
+4 −22 =6
32 games·last met Apr 2017
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vsAndrey LevitskiyFM
🇺🇦UKR·2325
+21 −0 =4
25 games·last met May 2021
View head-to-head →
vsVitaliy BernadskiyGM
🇺🇦UKR·2511
+6 −3 =15
24 games·last met Feb 2025
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Rankings

/
Sweden
#3
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#293
in continent
World
#507
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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8
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8
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10
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Europe
1
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2
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7
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293🇸🇪Sivuk, Vitaly2,511
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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507🇸🇪Sivuk, Vitaly2,511