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Popov, Roman
CM🇨🇿FIDE 23732580· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 2010
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Roman Popov, a 16-year-old Czech Candidate Master, is rated 2106 and ranked 15th among Czech players under 16, and in the top 7% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +109 Elo over the past 12 months. 55 rated games in the past year (≈64/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Extraliga mladeze 2025-2026 - finale B, SSS - Krajsky prebor 2025-2026 r11, and 2. liga C 2025-2026 r10-11. Also played 1 rapid (including Zlata Praha Rapid OPen 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Mistrovstvi CR v blesku 2025 - open) recently. His peak of 2174 was reached at age 16 (Jan 2026).
Awarded CM in 2023 (age 13). At junior level, he reached World #77 in U10 and #9, #4 and #6 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2106
Standard
Rpd1972·Blz1831
All-time high
2174
−68 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 16
Jan 2026 · age 16
Activity
68
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
46 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#15
#15 · Czech players under 16 · of 319
Career timeline
16 entries2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 16
May 2026
9th Czech U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2174
Jan 2026
All-time peak 2174
at age 16 · −68 from today
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 2100
at age 15
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 15
Aug 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 15
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+109
1997 → 2106
Tournaments
18
46 games
Score
33.5/ 4672.8%
26W15D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
18 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 3.5/4 | #2 | 2290 | +36.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #48 | 2126 | +3.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #47 | 2584 | +4.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #8 | 2140 | +0.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/8 | #264 | 1998 | -69.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #100 | 1950 | -10.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #73 | 1992 | -8.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #83 | 2010 | -8.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #8 | 2113 | -4.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #93 | 1941 | -11.6 |
Worst Elo result: PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - D FIDE open (-69.6 Elo, finished #264).
Most-Played Opponents
vsDavid Martirosyan
🇨🇿CZE·2153
+1 −2 =4
7 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsJan Vana
🇨🇿CZE·2050
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Apr 2023
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vsDominik SvadlenkaFM
🇨🇿CZE·2157
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsTobias Pressler
🇨🇿CZE·2182
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met May 2025
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vsTomas Tichy
🇨🇿CZE·1914
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Oct 2024
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Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#484
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#10,777
in continent
World
#14,855
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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