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Malyi, Viacheslav
FM🇺🇦FIDE 14123983· Male· Ukraine· Born in 1992
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Viacheslav Malyi, a 34-year-old Ukrainian FIDE Master, is rated 2361 and sitting in the top 1% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 30 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent appearance: Cup Karaganda region 4th stage 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including Aliance MTS rapid 2 stage (semifinal) 2026) and 1 blitz events (including Cherepanova Memorial 2026 - Blitz) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2014–2015), 57 months (2017–2022, COVID-19 included) and 41 months (2022–2026). His peak of 2429 was reached at age 25 (Sep 2017); he also reached Ukrainian #66 in Jan 2023.
Awarded FM in 2010 (age 18). At junior level, he reached #4, #7 and #16 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2361
Standard
Rpd2251·Blz2242
All-time high
2429
−68 pts below
Sep 2017 · age 25
Sep 2017 · age 25
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 1%
#2,449 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
23 entries2023
Peak Ukrainian rank: #66
at age 31 · rated 2391
Jan 2023
2022
Inactive for 41 months
paused at 2391 → returned at 2361
Jul 2022
2017
All-time peak 2429
at age 25 · −68 from today
Sep 2017
Inactive for 57 months
paused at 2429 → returned at 2391
Sep 2017
500 career games
at age 25
Sep 2017
Crossed 2400
at age 25
Jul 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-30
2391 → 2361
Tournaments
1
10 games
Score
6/ 1060.0%
4W4D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/10 | #5 | 1939 | -29.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNikolai Zelensky
🇺🇦UKR·2048
+19 −2 =0
21 games·last met May 2014
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vsSergey Bugaevsky
🇺🇦UKR·2210
+7 −6 =6
19 games·last met May 2014
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vsSergey Shvachun
🇺🇦UKR·2105
+13 −2 =3
18 games·last met Sep 2017
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vsTaron ShagbazyanIM
🇨🇿CZE·2412
+5 −4 =9
18 games·last met Dec 2013
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vsAlexander Burkhach
🇺🇦UKR·2051
+1 −3 =13
17 games·last met Apr 2014
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Rankings
/
Ukraine
#75
out of 3,843 players
Europe
#1,560
in continent
World
#2,449
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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