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Pozhidaev, Sergey
🇷🇺FIDE 24161381· Male· Russia· Born in 1982
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Sergey Pozhidaev, a 44-year-old Russian player, is rated 1658 — just 7 short of his peak of 1665 (Mar 2026, age 44). He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 17 months (2018–2019), 55 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included) and 22 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: DDYUT Chess Cup Winter 2026. Also played 1 rapid (including Lyubertsy Champ. rapid - 2025) and 1 blitz events (including 4th Memorial of FIDE Master Oleg Silbert) recently.
Current rating
1658
Standard
Rpd1480·Blz1576
All-time high
1665
−7 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 44
Mar 2026 · age 44
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#124,806
#124,806 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1665
at age 44 · −7 from today
Mar 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+234 Elo)
1415 → 1649
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 42
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 42
Mar 2024
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1649 → returned at 1658
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 55 months
paused at 1415 → returned at 1649
Jul 2019
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+9
1649 → 1658
Tournaments
1
14 games
Score
3/ 1421.4%
6W0D8L
Top 1 win
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/1 | #12 | 2237 | +9.2 |
Rankings
/
Russia
#2,996
out of 13,952 players
Asia-Pacific
#18,112
in continent
World
#124,800
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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