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Kavutskiy, Kostya
IM🇺🇸FIDE 2026384· Male· United States of America· Born in 1992
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Kostya Kavutskiy, a 34-year-old American International Master, is rated 2315 and sitting in the top 3% of American players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has slipped back 38 Elo over the past 12 months. 70 rated games in the past year (≈71/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Saint Louis Masters, 51 Abierto Internacional Ciudad de Sevilla 2026, and Rilton Cup 2025-2026. Also played 3 blitz events (including The American Cup 2026 - Blitz) recently. His peak of 2430 was reached at age 26 (Aug 2018, American #69 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2017 (age 25) and FM in 2011 (age 19). At junior level, he reached #12 and #28 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2315
Standard
Rpd2414·Blz2278
All-time high
2430
−115 pts below
Aug 2018 · age 26
Aug 2018 · age 26
Activity
73
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
69 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#161 · American players · of 5,026
Career timeline
22 entries2023
1,000 career games
at age 31
Dec 2023
6-month rising streak
+31 Elo
Apr 2023
Re-crossed 2400
at age 31
Mar 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2400
at age 30
May 2022
2020
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2391 → returned at 2387
Feb 2020
2018
Peak American rank: #69
at age 26 · rated 2430
Aug 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-42
2357 → 2315
Tournaments
7
62 games
Score
35.5/ 6257.3%
28W15D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/8 | #91 | 2282 | -2.7 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/9 | #59 | 2239 | -11.5 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/9 | #15 | 2323 | +4.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #35 | 2367 | +2.3 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #104 | 2210 | -15.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/9 | #62 | 2207 | -15.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/9 | #10 | 2311 | -3.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEnrico SevillanoGM
🇺🇸USA·2280
+2 −9 =4
15 games·last met Mar 2022
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vsZhanibek AmanovIM
🇰🇿KAZ·2253
+2 −5 =6
13 games·last met Jul 2013
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vsTatev AbrahamyanIM
🇺🇸USA·2366
+3 −5 =4
12 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsAndranik MatikozianIM
🇦🇲ARM·2366
+1 −5 =4
10 games·last met Sep 2019
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vsTimothy TaylorIM
🇺🇸USA·2140
+4 −3 =3
10 games·last met Nov 2011
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Rankings
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United States of America
#161
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#411
in continent
World
#3,618
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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