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Novozhilov, Semen
IM🇷🇺FIDE 24289167· Male· Russia· Born in 2010
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Semen Novozhilov, a 16-year-old Russian International Master, is rated 2473 — his current career high and ranked 2nd among Russian players under 16, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +137 Elo over the past 12 months. 72 rated games in the past year (≈55/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Russian Championship B21 2026, Aeroflot Open 2026, and Al-Beruniy 3rd International chess tournament, Futures. Also played 7 rapid (including TOP 28 men_Final stage_RAPID Grand Prix of Russia) and 8 blitz events (including 31st AbuDhabi International Chess Festival-Blitz - Open) recently. He reached Russian #48 in May 2026.
Awarded IM in 2025 (age 15), FM in 2023 (age 13), and CM in 2023 (age 13). At junior level, he reached World #16 in U16, World #36 in U14, World #15 in U12, World #27 in U10 and World #14 in U8.
Current rating
2473
Standard
Rpd2392·Blz2389
All-time high
2473
at best
Apr 2026 · age 16
Apr 2026 · age 16
Activity
56
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
72 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#2
#2 · Russian players under 16 · of 1,239
Career timeline
19 entries2026
Peak Russian rank: #48
at age 16 · rated 2473
May 2026
16th U16 player worldwide
at age 16 · rated 2473
May 2026
All-time peak 2473
at age 16
Apr 2026
2025
IM title awardedIM
at age 15 · 2025 3rd FIDE Council
Nov 2025
Crossed 2400
at age 15
Oct 2025
K-factor lowered to 10
at age 15
Oct 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+121
2352 → 2473
Tournaments
7
63 games
Score
37.5/ 6359.5%
23W29D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 2570 | +14.9 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #55 | 2557 | +12.9 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 4.5/9 | #4 | 2413 | -4.6 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #1 | 2474 | +3.9 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/9 | #6 | 2572 | +51.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #69 | 2503 | +35.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/9 | #35 | 2376 | +5.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAleksandr E. UsovIM
🇷🇺RUS·2427
+3 −14 =6
23 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsKirill KozionovIM
🇷🇺RUS·2442
+2 −13 =5
20 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsVadim AfanasievFM
🇷🇺RUS·2258
+5 −5 =5
15 games·last met Nov 2022
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vsMaksim IvannikovCM
FID·2085
+9 −1 =4
14 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsDmitry RostovtsevIM
🇷🇺RUS·2474
+4 −7 =3
14 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Russia
#48
out of 13,952 players
Asia-Pacific
#195
in continent
World
#802
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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