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Plotkin, Victor

Plotkin, Victor

FM🇨🇦

FIDEFIDE 2606674· Male· Canada· Born in 1968

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Victor Plotkin, a 58-year-old Canadian FIDE Master, is rated 2280 and ranked 33rd among Canadian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 7 months. 64 rated games in the past year (≈47/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Canadian Closed, 2026 Reading Week Open - Crown, and World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 50. Also played 2 rapid (including 2025 GTCL Cup (Team Rapid)) and 2 blitz events (including Torneio de Integracao BLZ 2025) recently. His peak of 2367 was reached at age 52 (Jul 2020); he also reached Canadian #18 in Apr 2022.

Awarded FM in 2011 (age 43). Earned IM norms at Tradewise Gibraltar 2015 Masters and Gibraltar International Chess Festival 2020 Masters.

Current rating

2280

Standard

Rpd2276·Blz2216

All-time high

2367

87 pts below
Jul 2020 · age 52

Activity

55

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

64 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#33

#33 · Canadian players · of 1,680

Career timeline

21 entries
2025
1st Canadian 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 2282
Jul 2025
2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 55
Oct 2023
2022
Peak Canadian rank: #18
at age 54 · rated 2278
Apr 2022
2020
2nd Canadian 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2367
Oct 2020
Best 12-month gain (+117 Elo)
2250 → 2367
Aug 2020
All-time peak 2367
at age 52 · −87 from today
Jul 2020

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
2025 Toronto Open Crown
perf 2362 (+133) · 4.5/6 · #4
Top opponent
vs Kiril GeorgievGM 2,526
Evolution
-2
22822280
Tournaments
7
55 games
Score
34/ 5561.8%
25W18D12L
Top 3 wins

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Swiss
Apr 20266.5/9#52335+20.4
Swiss
Feb 20263/6#152134-22.6
Open Swiss
Oct 20256.5/11#432377+43.4
Swiss
Oct 20254/5#52275+11.0
Swiss
Aug 20254.5/6#42362+14.6
Open Swiss
Aug 20256/9#72211-11.4
Open Swiss
Aug 20253.5/9#302041-56.4
Worst Elo result: 2025 Royal City Masters Crown (-56.4 Elo, finished #30).

Most-Played Opponents

Rankings

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Canada
#33
out of 1,859 players
Americas
#523
in continent
World
#4,711
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Canada
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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2,454
6
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7
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2,443
8
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2,434
9
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2,427
10
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2,414
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33🇨🇦Plotkin, Victor2,280
Americas
1
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2,792
2
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2,788
3
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2,754
4
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2,742
5
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2,732
6
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2,724
7
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2,704
8
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
...
523🇨🇦Plotkin, Victor2,280
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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4711🇨🇦Plotkin, Victor2,280