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Isaev, Valentin
🇺🇦FIDE 14132842· Male· Ukraine· Born in 1949
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Valentin Isaev, a 77-year-old Ukrainian player, is rated 1688. He has slipped back 137 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include M.Shelest Memorial 2026 classic (Mykolaiv), Zolota nyva 2025 standart (Mykolaiv), and O.Podolsky Memorial -2025 (standart). Also played 3 rapid (including Bridges of Ingul 2025 (Mykolaiv) rapid) and 1 blitz events (including M.Shelest Memorial 2026 blitz (Mykolaiv)) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 59 months (2014–2019) and 55 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1875 was reached at age 62 (Sep 2011).
Current rating
1688
Standard
Rpd1756·Blz1770
All-time high
1875
−187 pts below
Sep 2011 · age 62
Sep 2011 · age 62
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#114,321
#114,321 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
100 career games
at age 77
Jan 2026
2025
11th Ukrainian 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1825
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+113 Elo)
1712 → 1825
Oct 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 75
Mar 2024
2020
17th Ukrainian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1712
Oct 2020
Inactive for 55 months
paused at 1712 → returned at 1825
Feb 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-137
1825 → 1688
Tournaments
4
27 games
Score
10/ 2737.0%
8W4D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/7 | #30 | 1522 | -37.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/6 | #18 | 1771 | -28.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/4 | #15 | 1686 | -7.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/6 | #45 | 1561 | -62.6 |
Rankings
/
Ukraine
#930
out of 3,843 players
Europe
#79,830
in continent
World
#114,317
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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