Sydoryka, Vladyslav

Vladyslav Sydoryka, a 23-year-old Ukrainian FIDE Master, is rated 2350 — just 5 short of his peak of 2355 (Mar 2020, age 17) and sitting in the top 1% of players worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +126 Elo over the past 12 months. 65 rated games in the past year (≈48/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A, Primera Autonomica Sur FACV 2026 Rondas 6, and Primera Autonomica Sur FACV 2026 Rondas 9-11. Also played 6 rapid (including IV Open Ajedrez de Navidad Rapidas Diagonal Alcorcon) and 5 blitz events (including 1 Cup of the VRCF President (Blitz)) recently. He took a 17-month break between Nov 2021 and May 2023. He reached Ukrainian #81 in May 2026.

Awarded FM in 2019 (age 16). Earned a IM norm at February Lviv Tradition (IM-Group) (Memory Henryk Friedman) 2020. At junior level, he reached World #93 in U16, World #86 in U14 and #4, #4, #7 and #4 nationally in U20, U18, U12 and U10.