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Samunenkov, Ihor
GM🇺🇦FIDE 14187086· Male· Ukraine· Born in 2009
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Ihor Samunenkov, a 17-year-old Ukrainian Grandmaster, is rated 2595 — just 9 short of his peak of 2604 (Feb 2026, age 17) and ranked 3rd among players worldwide under 18, and 170th worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +23 Elo over the past 12 months. 111 rated games in the past year (≈64/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026, European Individual Chess Championship 2026, and Extraliga 2025-2026 r9-11. Also played 2 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 2 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He reached World #151 in Feb 2026.
Awarded GM in 2023 (age 14), IM in 2022 (age 13), FM in 2021 (age 12), and CM in 2020 (age 11). At junior level, he reached World #3 in U18, World #2 in U16, World #2 in U14, World #3 in U12, World #4 in U10 and World #3 in U8.
Current rating
2595
Standard
Rpd2453·Blz2540
All-time high
2604
−9 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 17
Feb 2026 · age 17
Activity
94
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
111 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#3
#3 · players worldwide under 18 · of 15,644
Career timeline
23 entries2026
3rd U18 player worldwide
at age 17 · rated 2595
May 2026
Peak Ukrainian rank: #8
at age 17 · rated 2604
Feb 2026
Peak World rank: #151
at age 17 · rated 2604
Feb 2026
Crossed 2600
at age 17
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2604
at age 17 · −9 from today
Feb 2026
2025
2nd U16 player worldwide
at age 16 · rated 2572
Apr 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+33
2562 → 2595
Tournaments
19
92 games
Score
57.5/ 9262.5%
34W47D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/3 | #62 | 2648 | +2.1 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7.5/11 | #26 | 2563 | -3.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #12 | 2623 | +1.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 3090 | +1.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #15 | 2530 | -7.5 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #26 | 2674 | +1.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #53 | 2705 | +2.5 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #88 | 1601 | -7.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #7 | 3210 | +5.3 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3.5/5 | #13 | 2651 | +4.5 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAndrii PalchukFM
🇺🇦UKR·2334
+6 −7 =2
15 games·last met Jul 2022
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vsYevgeniy RoshkaIM
🇺🇦UKR·2512
+1 −11 =0
12 games·last met Nov 2020
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vsSemen MitusovIM
🇳🇴NOR·2486
+3 −4 =3
10 games·last met Sep 2021
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vsSpartak VysochinGM
🇺🇦UKR·2512
+2 −7 =0
9 games·last met Sep 2022
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vsOleksii KarvatskyiFM
🇺🇦UKR·2304
+8 −0 =1
9 games·last met Oct 2021
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Rankings
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Ukraine
#12
out of 3,788 players
Europe
#90
in continent
World
#170
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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