Yaksin, Oleg

Oleg Yaksin, a 34-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2401 — just 13 short of his peak of 2414 (Mar 2011, age 19) and ranked 8th among MNE players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +23 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 78th Montenegro Individual Championship, Montenegro Team Cup 2025 Round 3-4, and Montenegro Team Cup 2025 Round 1-2. Also played 3 rapid (including Ekipno prvenstvo Crne Gore 2026 - Rapid) and 3 blitz events (including Ekipno prvenstvo Crne Gore 2026 - Blitz) recently. He had 5 career breaks: 17 months (2011–2013), 12 months (2014–2015), 17 months (2017–2018), 19 months (2018–2020) and 22 months (2022–2024). He reached #4 nationally in Nov 2009 and has been in top 10 for 22 months and counting.

Competes for Montenegro since Jun 2025. Awarded FM in 2015 (age 23). At junior level, he reached World #70 in U20, World #48 in U18, World #41 in U16, World #27 in U14 and #1 nationally in U12.