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Penza, Denis
🇺🇦FIDE 14124106· Male· Ukraine· Born in 1988
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Denis Penza, a 38-year-old Ukrainian player, is rated 1916. He is progressing steadily with +26 Elo over the past 12 months. 45 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include III Liga Zachodniopomorskiego Zwiazku Szachowego 2026, Memorial Mistrza Tadeusza Lubienskiego - grupa A, and Otwarte Mistrzostwa Szczecina w Szachach Klasycznych 2025. Also played 10 rapid (including SWINOUJSCIE CHESS TOUR 2026 - Puchar Trzech Wysp) and 9 blitz events (including XIV Turniej Szachowy z Okazji Swieta Niepodleglosci) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 22 months (2010–2012) and 72 months (2012–2018). His peak of 2019 was reached at age 30 (Sep 2018).
At junior level, he reached #52 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1916
Standard
Rpd1956·Blz1892
All-time high
2019
−103 pts below
Sep 2018 · age 30
Sep 2018 · age 30
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#44,191
#44,191 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
55th Ukrainian 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 1933
Feb 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+142 Elo)
1751 → 1893
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 36
Mar 2024
2019
100 career games
at age 31
Nov 2019
2018
Crossed 2000
at age 30
Sep 2018
All-time peak 2019
at age 30 · −103 from today
Sep 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+28
1888 → 1916
Tournaments
6
41 games
Score
23/ 4156.1%
23W11D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/6 | #58 | 1944 | +5.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/4 | #7 | 1899 | -19.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/5 | #3 | 1889 | +0.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/8 | #7 | 2028 | +27.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAndrzej Zeissel
🇵🇱POL·2097
+4 −11 =9
24 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsMikolaj GbiorczykCM
🇵🇱POL·2147
+1 −6 =7
14 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsFilip Pawlicz
🇵🇱POL·1939
+2 −6 =4
12 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsNikolay Filipovets
🇺🇦UKR·1977
+4 −4 =4
12 games·last met Jul 2021
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vsAlexandr Zaborskii
🇺🇦UKR·1792
+10 −1 =0
11 games·last met Oct 2019
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Rankings
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Ukraine
#475
out of 3,843 players
Europe
#32,596
in continent
World
#44,190
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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