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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 had 2 career breaks: 19 months (2022–2024) and 15 months (2024–2025). 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
#52,400
#52,400 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2025
57th Russian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1882
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+74 Elo)
1815 → 1889
Mar 2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1889 → returned at 1882
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1815 → returned at 1889
Jul 2022
2020
67th Russian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2041
Mar 2020
2017
100 career games
at age 53
Sep 2017
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-6
1889 → 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 |
Rankings
/
Russia
#1,354
out of 13,952 players
Asia-Pacific
#6,203
in continent
World
#52,400
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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