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Melnikov, Sergey

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FIDEFIDE 24112364· Male· Russia· Born in 1987

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Sergey Melnikov, a 39-year-old Russian player, is rated 1939. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 10 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent appearance: VO Moscow. September 2025. He had 5 career breaks: 15 months (2009–2011), 18 months (2013–2015), 42 months (2016–2019), 43 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2119 was reached at age 21 (Apr 2008).

Current rating

1939

Standard

Rpd1992·Blz1915

All-time high

2119

−180 pts below
Apr 2008 · age 21

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#39,009

#39,009 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries
2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1953 → returned at 1892
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 43 months
paused at 1998 → returned at 1922
Dec 2019
2016
Inactive for 42 months
paused at 2045 → returned at 2028
Mar 2016
2013
Re-crossed 2000
at age 26
Sep 2013
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2001 → returned at 2036
Sep 2013
2012
100 career games
at age 25
May 2012

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
VO Moscow. September 2025
perf 2054 (+115) · 6.5/8 · #3
Top opponent
vs Artem Anfinogenov 1,954
VO Moscow. June 2025 · Jun 2025 · +1.2 Elo
Evolution
+47
1892 → 1939
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
12/ 1675.0%
11W2D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsTigran Airapetyan1,920·VO Moscow. June 2025·R6·+10.3
2.[W]vsIlya Natarov1,930·VO Moscow. September 2025·R8·+9.7
3.[W]vsDaniil Khalimov1,912·VO Moscow. September 2025·R7·+9.2
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsNikolai Shevyakov1,777·VO Moscow. September 2025·R2·-14.4
2.[L]vsAndrey Popkov2,002·VO Moscow. June 2025·R3·-7.4
3.[L]vsRostislav TaborskyFM2,107·VO Moscow. June 2025·R8·-4.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
VO Moscow. September 2025
Open Swiss
Sep 20256.5/8#32054+27.4
VO Moscow. June 2025
Swiss
Jun 20255.5/8#51968+20.0

Rankings

/
Russia
#1,078
out of 13,952 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,651
in continent
World
#39,009
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Russia
1
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2
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2,684
3
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2,654
4
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2,653
4
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2,653
6
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2,641
6
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2,641
8
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2,610
9
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2,598
10
🇷🇺Zemlyanskii, IvanFollow Ivan ZemlyanskiiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,595
...
1078🇷🇺Melnikov, Sergey1,939
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,780
2
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2,776
3
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2,753
4
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2,751
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,733
8
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2,732
9
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2,731
10
🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, IanFollow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
...
4651🇷🇺Melnikov, Sergey1,939
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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39009🇷🇺Melnikov, Sergey1,939