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Lyakh, Vasiliy
FM🇺🇦FIDE 14189828· Male· Ukraine· Born in 2008
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Vasiliy Lyakh, a 18-year-old Ukrainian FIDE Master, is rated 2341 — his current career high and sitting in the top 1% of players worldwide under 18, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +225 Elo over the past 12 months. 105 rated games in the past year (≈35/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, Championship UKR Boys-20 2026, and Budapest Spring Festival 2026 - U2250. Also played 16 rapid (including Championship UKR Men`s 2025 - Rapid) and 15 blitz events (including Championship UKR Men`s 2025 - Blitz) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 22 months (2016–2018), 15 months (2018–2020) and 13 months (2022–2023). He reached Ukrainian #87 in May 2026.
Awarded FM in 2026 (age 18). At junior level, he reached #7, #8, #8, #25, #12 and #12 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
2341
Standard
Rpd2340·Blz2336
All-time high
2341
at best
May 2026 · age 18
May 2026 · age 18
Activity
83
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
105 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#146 · players worldwide under 18 · of 15,644
Career timeline
21 entries2026
Peak Ukrainian rank: #87
at age 18 · rated 2341
May 2026
7th Ukrainian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2341
May 2026
All-time peak 2341
at age 18
May 2026
FM title awardedFM
at age 18
Apr 2026
Crossed 2300
at age 18
Apr 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 18
Apr 2026
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+218
2123 → 2341
Tournaments
10
98 games
Score
63/ 9864.3%
56W26D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/11 | #207 | 2353 | +26.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/9 | #8 | 2216 | +8.7 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7.5/9 | #2 | 2404 | +64.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/8 | #171 | 2245 | +5.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 7/9 | #2 | 2055 | -24.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/9 | #13 | 2269 | +49.0 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #2 | 2228 | +29.3 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7/7 | #1 | 2532 | +30.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsArtem DyachukFM
🇺🇦UKR·2379
+9 −8 =4
21 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMaxim Muzyria
🇺🇦UKR·1856
+16 −3 =2
21 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsArtem BerinFM
🇺🇦UKR·2234
+1 −10 =8
19 games·last met May 2025
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vsKyrylo NesterenkoCM
🇺🇦UKR·2205
+7 −4 =7
18 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsVladyslav Anisimov
🇺🇦UKR·2007
+10 −4 =2
16 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
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Ukraine
#87
out of 3,788 players
Europe
#1,889
in continent
World
#2,922
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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