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Golichenko, Ilija

IM🇺🇦INACTIVE · since June 2024

FIDEFIDE 14117223· Male· Ukraine· Born in 1991

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Ilija Golichenko, a 35-year-old Ukrainian International Master, is rated 2433 — just 18 short of his peak of 2451 (Oct 2013, age 22) and sitting in the top 3% of Ukrainian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays around 16 rated games per year and had 3 career breaks: 15 months (2011–2012), 14 months (2014–2015) and 89 months (2015–2023). He reached Ukrainian #48 in Mar 2025.

Awarded IM in 2009 (age 18) and FM in 2007 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #79 in U20, World #54 in U18, World #42 in U16 and World #19 in U14.

Current rating

2433

Standard

Rpd2440·Blz2339

All-time high

2451

−18 pts below
Oct 2013 · age 22

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 3%

#51 · Ukrainian players · of 1,431

Career timeline

19 entries
2025
Peak Ukrainian rank: #48
at age 34 · rated 2433
Mar 2025
2024
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2433 → still inactive
Jun 2024
2015
Inactive for 89 months
paused at 2413 → returned at 2419
Sep 2015
2014
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2429 → returned at 2421
Mar 2014
2013
All-time peak 2451
at age 22 · −18 from today
Oct 2013
2011
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2408 → returned at 2411
May 2011

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Evolution
0
2433 → 2433

Most-Played Opponents

vsAndrey BaryshpoletsGM
🇺🇦UKR·2556
+5 −6 =4
15 games·last met Apr 2015
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vsSpartak VysochinGM
🇺🇦UKR·2512
+3 −10 =1
14 games·last met Sep 2022
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vsSergey PavlovIM
🇺🇦UKR·2464
+3 −5 =4
12 games·last met Dec 2017
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vsVitaly SivukGM
🇸🇪SWE·2517
+5 −3 =1
9 games·last met Feb 2014
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vsMikhail Melnichuk
🇺🇦UKR·2327
+3 −0 =4
7 games·last met Aug 2017
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Rankings

/
Ukraine
#51
out of 3,788 players
Europe
#865
in continent
World
#1,234
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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8
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9
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10
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1
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2
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5
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6
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7
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8
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8
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10
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1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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5
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6
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7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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10
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