Format
SM
Sobolev, Maksim S.
🇫🇮FIDE 24280410· Male· Finland· Born in 2010
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Maksim S. Sobolev, a 16-year-old Finnish player, is rated 1760 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +100 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Matin paivan turnaus 2026 B-ryhma rounds 4-7, Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group3 9-10, and Nuorten SM 2026 U16. Also played 2 rapid (including Matin paivan turnaus 2026 B-ryhma rounds 1-3) and 3 blitz events (including Pikashakin SM 2026) recently. He took a 25-month break between Oct 2017 and Dec 2019.
Competes for Finland since Nov 2019. At junior level, he reached #14, #10, #5, #5 and #1 nationally in U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
1760
Standard
Rpd1916·Blz1839
All-time high
1760
at best
Apr 2026 · age 16
Apr 2026 · age 16
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#89,176
#89,176 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
All-time peak 1760
at age 16
Apr 2026
14th Finnish U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1758
Feb 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+312 Elo)
1329 → 1641
Jun 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 14
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 14
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+92
1668 → 1760
Tournaments
4
13 games
Score
7.5/ 1357.7%
6W3D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #22 | 1890 | +2.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 2766 | +32.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/7 | #5 | 1798 | +36.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #13 | 2501 | +21.6 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsNiklas Jaakkola
🇫🇮FIN·2168
+0 −13 =1
14 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsPessi HeinoCM
🇫🇮FIN·2160
+0 −11 =0
11 games·last met May 2026
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vsEgor Gorbushin
🇫🇮FIN·1828
+2 −6 =2
10 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsEmil Reunanen
🇫🇮FIN·1801
+4 −4 =0
8 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsEeli Asikainen
🇫🇮FIN·2142
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Finland
#580
out of 813 players
Europe
#63,905
in continent
World
#89,174
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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