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Sabirov, Rafael
🇩🇪FIDE 16241185· Male· Germany· Born in 2005
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Rafael Sabirov, a 21-year-old German player, is rated 2156 — just 26 short of his peak of 2182 (Mar 2026, age 21) and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 9 months. 66 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oberliga NRW 2025-2026 April 2026, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9. Also played 2 blitz events (including 11th Cesme International Open Blitz Chess Tournament) recently.
At junior level, he reached #34 and #30 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2156
Standard
Rpd2105·Blz2156
All-time high
2182
−26 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 21
Mar 2026 · age 21
Activity
61
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
64 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#10,850 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
All-time peak 2182
at age 21 · −26 from today
Mar 2026
2024
34th German U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2179
Mar 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 18
Oct 2023
100 career games
at age 18
Aug 2023
30th German U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2133
Jul 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+7
2149 → 2156
Tournaments
19
56 games
Score
32.5/ 5658.0%
24W17D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
19 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/7 | #24 | 2043 | -21.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #56 | 2094 | -4.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #671 | 2021 | -4.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #8 | 2321 | +7.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #366 | 2835 | +6.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #93 | 1396 | -9.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #367 | 2903 | +8.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #35 | 2182 | +0.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #9 | 2892 | +7.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3.5/7 | #41 | 2123 | -11.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,172
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#7,754
in continent
World
#10,850
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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