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Popov, Tikhon

Popov, Tikhon

FM🇷🇺

FIDEFIDE 24252026· Male· Russia· Born in 2009

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Tikhon Popov, a 17-year-old Russian FIDE Master, is rated 2283 and ranked 12th among Russian players under 18, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +110 Elo over the past 12 months. 45 rated games in the past year (≈52/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Russian Chess Crown standard A, Russian Championship B19 2026, and Christmas gatherings. Also played 11 rapid (including Rapid_Men Champ. 2025) and 13 blitz events (including Blitz_Men Champ. 2025) recently. His peak of 2335 was reached at age 16 (Aug 2025).

Awarded FM in 2025 (age 16) and CM in 2024 (age 15). At junior level, he reached World #86 in U14, World #93 in U10 and #6, #5 and #8 nationally in U18, U16 and U12.

Current rating

2283

Standard

Rpd2377·Blz2382

All-time high

2335

52 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 16

Activity

58

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#12

#12 · Russian players under 18 · of 701

Career timeline

18 entries
2026
6th Russian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2335
Jan 2026
2025
5th Russian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2335
Aug 2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 16
Aug 2025
Crossed 2300
at age 16
Aug 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 16
Aug 2025
All-time peak 2335
at age 16 · −52 from today
Aug 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
Russian Chess Crown standard A
perf 2353 (+70) · 5/9 · #74
Top opponent
vs Dmitry KokarevGM 2,531
Championship HL 2025_Men · Jun 2025 · +5.1 Elo
Evolution
+110
21732283
Tournaments
5
45 games
Score
27.5/ 4561.1%
19W17D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsIgor YagupovGM2,236·Christmas gatherings·R4·-11.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
Feb 20265/9#742353+17.8
Swiss
Feb 20265/9#112171-18.0
Open Swiss
Dec 20255/10#272132-51.6
Worst Elo result: Christmas gatherings (-51.6 Elo, finished #27).

Most-Played Opponents

Rankings

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Russia
#201
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#861
in continent
World
#4,643
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Russia
1
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2
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2,684
3
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2,654
4
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2,649
5
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2,641
5
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2,641
7
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2,628
8
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2,599
9
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2,595
10
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2,594
...
201🇷🇺Popov, Tikhon2,283
Asia-Pacific
1
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
1
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
3
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2,761
4
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2,753
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,735
8
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2,733
9
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2,732
10
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2,731
...
861🇷🇺Popov, Tikhon2,283
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
4643🇷🇺Popov, Tikhon2,283