Format
ML
Malinicheva, Lidia
WFM🇷🇺FIDE 14200457· Female· Russia· Born in 1947
Follow Lidia MalinichevaTrack her monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Lidia Malinicheva, a 79-year-old Russian Woman FIDE Master, is rated 1853. She plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 23 months (2004–2006), 14 months (2006–2007), 12 months (2015–2016) and 12 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: Senior Women Russian Championship 2025. Also played 7 rapid (including Russian Seniors Team Rapid Championship 2026) and 6 blitz events (including Russian Seniors Team Blitz Championship 2026) recently. Her peak of 2126 was reached at age 56 (Apr 2003).
Competes for Russia since Mar 2011. Competes as a woman since 2012. Awarded WFM in 2003 (age 56).
Current rating
1853
Standard
Rpd1842·Blz1810
All-time high
2126
−273 pts below
Apr 2003 · age 56
Apr 2003 · age 56
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#60,493
#60,493 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
21 entries2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1854 → returned at 1853
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+139 Elo)
1706 → 1845
Aug 2024
2023
33rd Russian 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1827
Jan 2023
2019
58th Russian 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 2001
Nov 2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 72
Nov 2019
2016
Re-crossed 2100
at age 69
Jun 2016
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-1
1854 → 1853
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
3.5/ 843.8%
3W1D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/8 | #20 | 1855 | -0.6 |
Rankings
/
Russia
#1,538
out of 13,952 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,227
in continent
World
#60,493
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Russia
| 1 | 🇷🇺Follow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,729 |
| 2 | 🇷🇺Follow Andrey EsipenkoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,684 |
| 3 | 🇷🇺Follow Daniil DubovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,654 |
| 4 | 🇷🇺Follow Ernesto InarkievTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,653 |
| 4 | 🇷🇺Follow Alexander MorozevichTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,653 |
| 6 | 🇷🇺Follow Alexander GrischukTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,641 |
| 6 | 🇷🇺Follow Vladislav ArtemievTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,641 |
| 8 | 🇷🇺Follow Ivan PopovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,610 |
| 9 | 🇷🇺Follow Maxim MatlakovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,598 |
| 10 | 🇷🇺Follow Ivan ZemlyanskiiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,595 |
| ... | ||
| 1538 | 1,853 | |
Asia-Pacific
| 1 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,780 |
| 2 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,776 |
| 3 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 4 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,751 |
| 5 | 🇮🇳Follow Viswanathan AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,739 |
| 6 | 🇨🇳Follow Liren DingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,738 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳Follow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,733 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,732 |
| 9 | 🇻🇳Follow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,731 |
| 10 | 🇷🇺Follow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,729 |
| ... | ||
| 7227 | 1,853 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,840 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,788 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,780 |
| 5 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,776 |
| 6 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 7 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,754 |
| 10 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 60493 | 1,853 | |