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Pletnev, Evgeniy
FM🇷🇺FIDE 24104140· Male· Russia· Born in 1977
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Evgeniy Pletnev, a 49-year-old Russian FIDE Master, is rated 2086 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2086 and 2168 over the past 2 years. 23 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent appearances: Russian Chess Crown standard A and Odintsovo Championship A 2026. Also played 13 rapid (including Russian Chess Crown rapid B (27.02)) and 8 blitz events (including Team championship of the Moscow region 2025_blitz) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 17 months (2005–2006), 16 months (2015–2017), 52 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included) and 16 months (2022–2024). His peak of 2338 was reached at age 35 (Jan 2012).
Awarded FM in 2022 (age 45).
Current rating
2086
Standard
Rpd2097·Blz1984
All-time high
2338
−252 pts below
Jan 2012 · age 35
Jan 2012 · age 35
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#16,743 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2024
30th Russian 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2168
Nov 2024
2022
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2170 → returned at 2172
Aug 2022
FM title awardedFM
at age 45
Jun 2022
2019
67th Russian 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2208
Feb 2019
2018
Inactive for 52 months
paused at 2208 → returned at 2170
Mar 2018
2015
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2235 → returned at 2207
Dec 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-25
2111 → 2086
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
8/ 1457.1%
6W4D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/6 | #153 | 1830 | -47.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/8 | #1 | 2206 | +23.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVadim KarpovIM
🇷🇺RUS·2282
+11 −15 =11
37 games·last met May 2026
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vsEvgeni DragomarezkijIM
🇷🇺RUS·2219
+8 −22 =4
34 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsStanislav BabarykinFM
🇷🇺RUS·2322
+5 −22 =4
31 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsArkadi Eremeevich VulGM
🇷🇺RUS·2109
+15 −8 =6
29 games·last met May 2026
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vsPavel S. DvalishviliIM
🇷🇺RUS·2277
+4 −17 =3
24 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Russia
#565
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,300
in continent
World
#16,743
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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