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Potapova, Margarita

Potapova, Margarita

WIM

FIDEFIDE 14126869· Female· FIDE (no federation)· Born in 2000

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Margarita Potapova, a 26-year-old Woman International Master, is rated 2215 and ranked 326th among women worldwide. She has fluctuated between 2158 and 2289 over the past 2 years. 113 rated games in the past year (≈54/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 19th international chess tournament "In Memory of Georgy Agzamov" Open-A, Russian Chess Crown standard A, and Orsha 2026 Masters 1. Also played 10 rapid (including Russian Chess Crown rapid B (27.02)) and 11 blitz events (including Russian Chess Crown blitz C) recently. Her peak of 2377 was reached at age 19 (Sep 2019, #49 nationally at the time).

Competes for FIDE (no federation) since Sep 2025. Awarded WIM in 2020 (age 20) and WFM in 2015 (age 15). Earned a WGM norm at Superfinal Women Champ 2019. At junior level, she reached #3, #4, #6, #7 and #5 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.

Current rating

2215

Standard

Rpd2254·Blz2171

All-time high

2377

−162 pts below
Sep 2019 · age 19

Activity

72

games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo

97 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Women #326

#326 · women worldwide · of 23,136

Career timeline

22 entries
2025
Switched federation: RUS → FID
at age 25
Sep 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 25
Jan 2025
2022
500 career games
at age 22
Apr 2022
2020
WIM title awardedWIM
at age 20 · 90th FIDE Congress 2019
Mar 2020
2019
Peak national rank: #49
at age 19 · rated 2377
Sep 2019
3rd U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 2377
Sep 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Vladimir ZakhartsovGM 2,469
Russian Chess Crown standard A · Feb 2026 · +15.7 Elo
Best comeback
Prva liga Srbije za zene za 2025. godinu
finished #3 (seeded #19 of 80)
Evolution
-1
2216 → 2215
Tournaments
11
97 games
Score
56/ 9757.7%
36W40D21L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsVladimir ZakhartsovGM2,469·Russian Chess Crown standard A·R10·+15.7
2.[W]vsDmitry FomkinFM2,407·Orsha 2026 Masters 1·R4·+14.0
3.[W]vsOlga GiryaGM2,401·Superfinal Women Championship 2025·R7·+13.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team women chess final 2026
Team
Apr 20264/8#332107-27.6
19th international chess tournament "In Memory of Georgy Agzamov" Open-A
Open Swiss
Mar 20263.5/10#822165-26.8
Russian Chess Crown standard A
Open Swiss
Feb 20266/10#362292+10.4
Orsha 2026 Masters 1
Round-Robin
Jan 20264.5/9#72236-5.8
Final stage Cup of Russia 2025 (women)
Knockout
Dec 20250/2QF1511-18.4
Superfinal Women Championship 2025
Round-Robin
Oct 20254.5/11#82308+8.4
Prva liga Srbije za zene za 2025. godinu
Team
Sep 20258.5/11#32312+8.0
Satka Autumn 2025
Swiss
Aug 20256/9#62126-22.0
Worst Elo result: Team women chess final 2026 (-27.6 Elo, finished #33).

Most-Played Opponents

vsDaria VoitWGM
🇷🇺RUS·2302
+7 −12 =8
27 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsOleg VastrukhinIM
🇷🇺RUS·2354
+5 −17 =5
27 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsEvgeniya SukharevaWFM
🇷🇺RUS·2133
+12 −3 =9
24 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsEkaterina BorisovaFM
🇷🇺RUS·2234
+10 −6 =6
22 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAnastasia BodnarukIM
🇷🇺RUS·2363
+7 −8 =6
21 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings

/
FIDE (no federation)
#121
out of 953 players
Special
#122
in continent
World
#7,388
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
FIDE (no federation)
1
Andreikin, DmitryFollow Dmitry AndreikinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,710
2
Svidler, PeterFollow Peter SvidlerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,682
3
Murzin, VolodarFollow Volodar MurzinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,650
4
Grebnev, AlekseyFollow Aleksey GrebnevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,625
5
Khanin, SemenFollow Semen KhaninTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,599
6
Malakhov, VladimirFollow Vladimir MalakhovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
6
Nesterov, ArseniyFollow Arseniy NesterovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
8
Paravyan, DavidFollow David ParavyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,593
9
Rakhmanov, AleksandrFollow Aleksandr RakhmanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,590
10
Najer, EvgeniyFollow Evgeniy NajerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,583
...
121Potapova, Margarita2,215
Special
1
Andreikin, DmitryFollow Dmitry AndreikinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,710
2
Svidler, PeterFollow Peter SvidlerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,682
3
Murzin, VolodarFollow Volodar MurzinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,650
4
Grebnev, AlekseyFollow Aleksey GrebnevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,625
5
Khanin, SemenFollow Semen KhaninTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,599
6
Malakhov, VladimirFollow Vladimir MalakhovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
6
Nesterov, ArseniyFollow Arseniy NesterovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
8
Paravyan, DavidFollow David ParavyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,593
9
Rakhmanov, AleksandrFollow Aleksandr RakhmanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,590
10
Najer, EvgeniyFollow Evgeniy NajerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,583
...
122Potapova, Margarita2,215
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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7388Potapova, Margarita2,215