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Volkov, Dmitriy
FM🇺🇸FIDE 2095475· Male· United States of America· Born in 1970
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Dmitriy Volkov, a 56-year-old American FIDE Master, is rated 2177 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 34 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent appearances: World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 50 and 41 Open Internacional Andorra. Also played 1 blitz event recently. He took a 14-month break between Aug 2021 and Nov 2022. His peak of 2369 was reached at age 48 (Sep 2018).
Awarded FM in 2015 (age 45).
Current rating
2177
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2180
All-time high
2369
−192 pts below
Sep 2018 · age 48
Sep 2018 · age 48
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#9,449 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
15 entries2026
15th American 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2177
May 2026
2022
10th American 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2337
May 2022
2021
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2337 → returned at 2330
Aug 2021
2020
100 career games
at age 50
Aug 2020
2019
9th American 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2368
Aug 2019
2018
All-time peak 2369
at age 48 · −192 from today
Sep 2018
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-34
2211 → 2177
Tournaments
2
20 games
Score
10.5/ 2052.5%
6W9D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/11 | #55 | 2154 | -8.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #71 | 2081 | -26.4 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#329
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#1,021
in continent
World
#9,449
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
United States of America
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