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Markov, Ilja
FIDE 24121622· Male· FIDE (no federation)· Born in 1975
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Ilja Markov, a 51-year-old player, is rated 1846. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 2 years. 19 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent appearances: UR Cup 2025 (st. SCK_semifinal) and UR Cup 2025 (st. SCK_summer). Also played 1 blitz event (including UR Cup 2025 blz (SCK st. 9)) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 31 months (2010–2012), 13 months (2012–2013), 12 months (2013–2014) and 39 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1989 was reached at age 38 (Nov 2013).
Competes for FIDE (no federation) since Jul 2024.
Current rating
1846
Standard
Rpd1886·Blz1776
All-time high
1989
−143 pts below
Nov 2013 · age 38
Nov 2013 · age 38
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#62,566
#62,566 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2026
10th 50-55 player nationally
at age 51 · rated 1846
Jun 2026
2024
Switched federation: RUS → FID
at age 49
Jul 2024
Best 12-month gain (+107 Elo)
1741 → 1848
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 49
Mar 2024
2023
8th 45-50 player nationally
at age 48 · rated 1780
Jan 2023
2019
15th 40-45 player nationally
at age 44 · rated 1786
Sep 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+4
1842 → 1846
Tournaments
1
12 games
Score
7.5/ 1262.5%
4W7D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 7.5/12 | #4 | 1842 | +4.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVitaly Poletaev
🇷🇺RUS·1946
+1 −13 =0
14 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsVyacheslav Zhujkov
🇷🇺RUS·1790
+5 −5 =3
13 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsAlexander V. Shcherbakov
🇷🇺RUS·1816
+1 −0 =8
9 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsDmitry Starostin
🇷🇺RUS·1999
+0 −7 =2
9 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsAnatoliy Sazonov
🇷🇺RUS·1905
+1 −6 =2
9 games·last met Jan 2019
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Rankings
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FIDE (no federation)
#331
out of 953 players
Special
#340
in continent
World
#62,565
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
FIDE (no federation)
| 1 | 2,710 | |
| 2 | 2,682 | |
| 3 | 2,650 | |
| 4 | 2,625 | |
| 5 | 2,599 | |
| 6 | 2,597 | |
| 6 | 2,597 | |
| 8 | 2,593 | |
| 9 | 2,590 | |
| 10 | 2,583 | |
| ... | ||
| 331 | 1,846 | |
Special
| 1 | 2,710 | |
| 2 | 2,682 | |
| 3 | 2,650 | |
| 4 | 2,625 | |
| 5 | 2,599 | |
| 6 | 2,597 | |
| 6 | 2,597 | |
| 8 | 2,593 | |
| 9 | 2,590 | |
| 10 | 2,583 | |
| ... | ||
| 340 | 1,846 | |
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