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Skatchkov, Valery
FM🇷🇺FIDE 24195812· Male· Russia· Born in 2004
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Valery Skatchkov, a 22-year-old Russian FIDE Master, is rated 2228 and sitting in the top 4% of Russian players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has slipped back 67 Elo over the past 12 months. 57 rated games in the past year (≈60/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Final stage Cup of Russia 2025 (men), M.Chigorin Memorial 2025 Standard, and Magnezit Group Cup 2025. Also played 7 rapid (including Final stage Cup of Russia 2025 (men)_Tie breaks) and 6 blitz events (including M.Chigorin Memorial 2025 Blitz) recently. His peak of 2351 was reached at age 13 (Dec 2017).
Awarded FM in 2017 (age 13). At junior level, he reached World #75 in U16, World #14 in U14, World #11 in U12, World #32 in U10, World #22 in U8 and #4 and #4 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2228
Standard
Rpd2288·Blz2315
All-time high
2351
−123 pts below
Dec 2017 · age 13
Dec 2017 · age 13
Activity
58
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#278 · Russian players · of 6,953
Career timeline
25 entries2025
52nd Russian 20-35 player
at age 21 · rated 2319
Sep 2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 21
Jul 2025
2024
4th Russian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2257
Aug 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 19
Jul 2023
2022
4th Russian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2282
Mar 2022
2021
500 career games
at age 17
Jul 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-85
2313 → 2228
Tournaments
6
42 games
Score
24.5/ 4258.3%
16W17D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 2.5/7 | #97 | 2169 | -14.8 |
Knockout | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | R16 | 2571 | +15.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/6 | #109 | 2012 | -30.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #50 | 1995 | -60.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/9 | #5 | 2324 | +5.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6.5/9 | #4 | 2346 | +18.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDmitry TsoiFM
FID·2362
+3 −11 =5
19 games·last met Apr 2022
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vsYaroslav RemizovIM
🇷🇺RUS·2461
+5 −5 =3
13 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsKirill ShubinGM
FID·2478
+2 −4 =6
12 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsMaxim KulaevFM
🇷🇺RUS·2309
+5 −1 =5
11 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsAlexander Sharikov
🇷🇺RUS·2072
+2 −4 =4
10 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
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Russia
#278
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,147
in continent
World
#6,777
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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