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Grinev, Valeriy
IM🇺🇦FIDE 14117517· Male· Ukraine· Born in 1989
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Valeriy Grinev, a 37-year-old Ukrainian International Master, is rated 2413 and sitting in the top 4% of Ukrainian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2400 and 2450 for 6 years. 23 rated games in the past year (≈41/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, Deutsche Pokalmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026 Maerz, and Deutsche Pokalmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026 Januar. Also played 4 rapid events (including European Corporate Chess Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2476 was reached at age 31 (Jan 2020, Ukrainian #50 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2014 (age 25) and FM in 2011 (age 22). At junior level, he reached #5, #20 and #6 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2413
Standard
Rpd2362·Blz2384
All-time high
2476
−63 pts below
Jan 2020 · age 31
Jan 2020 · age 31
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#53 · Ukrainian players · of 1,449
Career timeline
17 entries2020
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2441 → returned at 2425
Apr 2020
Peak Ukrainian rank: #50
at age 31 · rated 2476
Jan 2020
All-time peak 2476
at age 31 · −63 from today
Jan 2020
2016
Re-crossed 2400
at age 27
Dec 2016
2015
Re-crossed 2400
at age 26
Jul 2015
2014
IM title awardedIM
at age 25 · 3rd quarter Presidential Board 2014
Aug 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-4
2417 → 2413
Tournaments
5
23 games
Score
16.5/ 2371.7%
12W9D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #40 | 2409 | +0.3 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #61 | 1801 | -2.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #37 | 3152 | +4.1 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/7 | #5 | 2350 | -2.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/5 | #19 | 2347 | -2.7 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsArtem OmeljaGM
🇺🇦UKR·2397
+12 −9 =24
45 games·last met Aug 2021
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vsOleg Budnikov
🇺🇦UKR·2315
+10 −12 =9
31 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsSpartak VysochinGM
🇺🇦UKR·2512
+4 −15 =9
28 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsViktor SkliarovIM
🇺🇦UKR·2325
+8 −9 =8
25 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsSergey PavlovIM
🇺🇦UKR·2464
+6 −7 =7
20 games·last met Feb 2024
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Rankings
/
Ukraine
#53
out of 3,843 players
Europe
#913
in continent
World
#1,456
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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