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Starkov, Valery
🇷🇺FIDE 24149209· Male· Russia· Born in 1964
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Valery Starkov, a 62-year-old Russian player, is rated 1883. He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 2 years. 14 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: Seniors SZFO Championship 2026 and Gospodin Velikiy Novgorod 2025 - Open A. He took a 35-month break between Jul 2022 and Jul 2025. His peak of 2144 was reached at age 48 (May 2012).
Current rating
1883
Standard
Rpd2040·Blz—
All-time high
2144
−261 pts below
May 2012 · age 48
May 2012 · age 48
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#52,375
#52,375 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
53rd Russian 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 1883
Jun 2026
2022
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1815 → returned at 1882
Jul 2022
2020
67th Russian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2041
Mar 2020
2017
Best 12-month gain (+49 Elo)
2012 → 2061
Nov 2017
100 career games
at age 53
Sep 2017
2014
K-factor lowered to 15
at age 50
Apr 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+1
1882 → 1883
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
9.5/ 1659.4%
8W3D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/6 | #12 | 2016 | +1.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5.5/8 | #6 | 1932 | -7.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGrigory Osoblivi
🇷🇺RUS·2004
+4 −5 =3
12 games·last met Feb 2021
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vsAleksandr PavlovFM
🇷🇺RUS·2038
+0 −6 =5
11 games·last met Sep 2021
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vsBoris Makovetsky
🇷🇺RUS·1995
+5 −4 =1
10 games·last met Sep 2017
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vsVladimir Grigoriev
🇷🇺RUS·1966
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met Sep 2016
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vsViktor Ignatyev
🇷🇺RUS·2123
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Dec 2015
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Rankings
/
Russia
#1,343
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#6,180
in continent
World
#52,374
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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