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Ignatov, Viktor
FM🇷🇺FIDE 24131571· Male· Russia· Born in 1950
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Viktor Ignatov, a 76-year-old Russian FIDE Master, is rated 2125 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 13 months (2008–2009), 81 months (2015–2022) and 24 months (2022–2024). Recent appearance: Championship Rostov region - 2026 (seniors). His peak of 2310 was reached at age 59 (Sep 2009).
Awarded FM in 2016 (age 66).
Current rating
2125
Standard
Rpd2013·Blz2072
All-time high
2310
−185 pts below
Sep 2009 · age 59
Sep 2009 · age 59
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 6%
#13,220 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2026
65th 75-80 player worldwide
at age 76 · rated 2151
Jan 2026
2022
78th 70-75 player worldwide
at age 72 · rated 2209
Jun 2022
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 2209 → returned at 2181
Jan 2022
2016
FM title awardedFM
at age 66
May 2016
39th Russian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2201
Feb 2016
2015
Inactive for 81 months
paused at 2201 → returned at 2209
Mar 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-26
2151 → 2125
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
4.5/ 764.3%
3W3D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/7 | #5 | 1884 | -26.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPavel KotenkoIM
🇷🇺RUS·2195
+3 −5 =2
10 games·last met Nov 2024
View head-to-head →
vsDmitry ElizarovFM
🇷🇺RUS·2369
+1 −9 =0
10 games·last met May 2024
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vsKirill Reva
🇷🇺RUS·2050
+2 −3 =4
9 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsNikita Protsenko
🇷🇺RUS·2024
+3 −4 =2
9 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsEvgeny Popov
🇷🇺RUS·1863
+5 −1 =2
8 games·last met Jan 2025
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Rankings
/
Russia
#457
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,884
in continent
World
#13,220
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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