Belyakov, Bogdan

Bogdan Belyakov, a 37-year-old Russian International Master, is rated 2345 and sitting in the top 2% of Russian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 6 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈51/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include M.Chigorin Memorial 2025 Standard, L. Polugaevsky Memorial 2025, and "Peter the Great" Russia Cup Stage 2025. Also played 4 rapid (including Petersburg Summer 2025 Rapid Grand Prix) and 5 blitz events (including Asian Individual Men's Blitz Chess Championships) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2006–2008) and 13 months (2009–2010). His peak of 2513 was reached at age 27 (Jan 2016, Russian #69 at the time).

Awarded IM in 2013 (age 24) and FM in 2011 (age 22). At junior level, he reached #91, #67 and #84 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.