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Mukha, Mykola
FM🇺🇦FIDE 14125455· Male· Ukraine· Born in 1973
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Mykola Mukha, a 53-year-old Ukrainian FIDE Master, is rated 2144 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +39 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent appearances: Championship UKR Men`s 2025 and IPCA European Individual Chess Championship 2025. Also played 4 rapid (including Championship UKR Men`s 2025 - Rapid) and 5 blitz events (including Championship UKR Men`s 2025 - Blitz) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 33 months (2010–2012) and 18 months (2022–2023). His peak of 2220 was reached at age 40 (Oct 2013).
Awarded FM in 2017 (age 44). Earned a IM norm at IPCA Individual World CC 2017.
Current rating
2144
Standard
Rpd2092·Blz2002
All-time high
2220
−76 pts below
Oct 2013 · age 40
Oct 2013 · age 40
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#11,701 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
21 entries2025
10th Ukrainian 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2149
Nov 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 51
Nov 2024
2022
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2109 → returned at 2122
Feb 2022
2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 46
Nov 2019
25th Ukrainian 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2215
Aug 2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 46
Aug 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+39
2105 → 2144
Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
12.5/ 1773.5%
9W7D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/8 | #22 | 2198 | -5.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/8 | #5 | 2317 | +43.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVladimir Zhaldybin
🇺🇦UKR·2161
+8 −7 =1
16 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsArtom Andriienko
🇺🇦UKR·2103
+2 −8 =3
13 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsHryhorii Diak
🇺🇦UKR·1973
+7 −4 =2
13 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsEvgen Chernov
🇺🇦UKR·2151
+3 −6 =3
12 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsAnatoly Shpitjko
🇺🇦UKR·1855
+7 −3 =1
11 games·last met Dec 2017
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Rankings
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Ukraine
#224
out of 3,843 players
Europe
#8,390
in continent
World
#11,701
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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