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Goltseva, Ekaterina
FM🇷🇺FIDE 24173770· Female· Russia· Born in 2002
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Ekaterina Goltseva, a 24-year-old Russian FIDE Master, is rated 2348 and ranked 6th among Russian women, and in the top 1% worldwide. She has slipped back 35 Elo over the past 12 months. 105 rated games in the past year (≈69/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 12. Kup Svetozara Gligorica za zene, IV International Tournament "Women's Chess Championship" Challengers, and Aeroflot Open 2026. Also played 9 rapid (including Cup of Ugra 2025_RAPID Grand Prix of Russia) and 7 blitz events (including Russian Chess Crown blitz C) recently. Her peak of 2393 was reached at age 23 (Jan 2025); she also reached Russian #88 in Mar 2025.
Awarded FM in 2019 (age 17) and WFM in 2014 (age 12). At junior level, she reached World #81 in U14, World #37 in U12 and #4, #5, #13 and #33 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U10.
Current rating
2348
Standard
Rpd2247·Blz2299
All-time high
2393
−45 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 23
Jan 2025 · age 23
Activity
86
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
118 past 12 mo · ≈10/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#6
#6 · Russian women · of 1,429
Career timeline
29 entries2025
Peak Russian rank: #88
at age 23 · rated 2393
Mar 2025
All-time peak 2393
at age 23 · −44 from today
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 22
Apr 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 21
Jul 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2300
at age 20
Oct 2022
Re-crossed 2300
at age 20
Aug 2022
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+21
2327 → 2348
Tournaments
11
95 games
Score
62/ 9565.3%
43W38D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsOlesia VlasovaWFM2,122·IV International Tournament "Women's Chess Championship" Challengers·R9·-15.7
2.[L]vsMaria PershinaWFM2,241·IV International Tournament "Women's Chess Championship" Challengers·R8·-13.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/4 | #4 | 2219 | -1.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/9 | #22 | 2186 | -41.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/9 | #112 | 2419 | +12.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/10 | #16 | 2409 | +13.8 |
Knockout | Dec 2025 | 4/6 | F | 2377 | +2.8 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 5.5/10 | #6 | 2398 | +14.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 8.5/11 | #2 | 2435 | +34.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/9 | #4 | 2262 | -4.6 |
Worst Elo result: IV International Tournament "Women's Chess Championship" Challengers (-41.0 Elo, finished #22).
Most-Played Opponents
vsDaria VoitWGM
🇷🇺RUS·2302
+8 −18 =6
32 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsZarina ShafigullinaWFM
🇷🇺RUS·2134
+13 −9 =8
30 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsMaria PershinaWFM
FID·2276
+15 −3 =6
24 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAnastasia BodnarukIM
🇷🇺RUS·2363
+5 −15 =4
24 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsBaira KovanovaWGM
🇷🇺RUS·2271
+7 −6 =11
24 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Russia
#128
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#562
in continent
World
#2,748
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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