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Plotkin, Victor
FM🇨🇦FIDE 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
Jul 2020 · age 52
Activity
55
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
64 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#33
#33 · Canadian players · of 1,680
Career timeline
21 entries2025
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
Top opponent
Evolution
-2
2282 → 2280
Tournaments
7
55 games
Score
34/ 5561.8%
25W18D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #5 | 2335 | +20.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/6 | #15 | 2134 | -22.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6.5/11 | #43 | 2377 | +43.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/5 | #5 | 2275 | +11.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/6 | #4 | 2362 | +14.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #7 | 2211 | -11.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/9 | #30 | 2041 | -56.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNikolay NoritsynIM
🇨🇦CAN·2453
+3 −22 =8
33 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsBator SambuevGM
🇨🇦CAN·2434
+1 −15 =7
23 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMichael BarronIM
🇨🇦CAN·2028
+7 −5 =4
16 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsNicholas VetteseIM
🇨🇦CAN·2410
+3 −7 =6
16 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsArtiom SamsonkinIM
🇨🇦CAN·2361
+2 −9 =4
15 games·last met Jun 2023
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Rankings
/
Canada
#33
out of 1,859 players
Americas
#523
in continent
World
#4,711
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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