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Malinovskii, Ilia
🇬🇧FIDE 24146374· Male· England· Born in 1993
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Ilia Malinovskii, a 33-year-old English player, is rated 2134 — his current career high and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +59 Elo over the past 12 months. 70 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 4th Sussex University Weekend Congress - U2400, grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, and 3rd Wells Chess Congress and 2026 West of England Championships - Open. Also played 4 rapid (including 2026 British Rapidplay Championship) and 2 blitz events (including 2025 UK Open Blitz: London 2 (Harrow) Qualifier) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 68 months (2008–2014), 15 months (2014–2016), 38 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2023–2024).
Competes for England since Nov 2022. At junior level, he reached #16 and #13 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
2134
Standard
Rpd2029·Blz2001
All-time high
2134
at best
Jun 2026 · age 33
Jun 2026 · age 33
Activity
50
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
70 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#12,486 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2026
All-time peak 2134
at age 33
Jun 2026
59th English 20-35 player
at age 33 · rated 2118
May 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 33
Apr 2026
Crossed 2100
at age 33
Feb 2026
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 31
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 31
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best comeback
49th Blackpool Chess Conference 13-15 February 2026 - Openfinished #2 (seeded #17 of 60)
Evolution
+59
2075 → 2134
Tournaments
14
81 games
Score
48.5/ 8159.9%
36W25D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jun 2026 | 3.5/5 | #6 | 2035 | -10.2 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/5 | #3 | 2073 | -4.0 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/5 | #4 | 2224 | +16.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/5 | #10 | 2070 | -3.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #350 | 2183 | +10.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #10 | 2109 | +3.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/5 | #10 | 2276 | +22.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/5 | #2 | 2302 | +22.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/5 | #25 | 1884 | -38.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #5 | — | +12.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsConnor Clarke
🇬🇧ENG·2082
+4 −6 =1
11 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsSergey Koltunov
🇷🇺RUS
+8 −2 =1
11 games·last met Dec 2017
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vsJonathan Rubeck
🇬🇧ENG·1895
+8 −2 =0
10 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsRoman Abuev
🇷🇺RUS
+4 −4 =2
10 games·last met Oct 2017
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vsAlexei SavelievIM
🇷🇺RUS·2348
+0 −9 =1
10 games·last met Oct 2017
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Rankings
/
England
#200
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#9,002
in continent
World
#12,486
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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