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Plotkin, Mark
IM🇨🇦FIDE 2611651· Male· Canada· Born in 1998
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Mark Plotkin, a 28-year-old Canadian International Master, is rated 2360 and ranked 19th among Canadian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 11 months. 79 rated games in the past year (≈47/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Canadian Closed, 2026 Sittu Chess Championship - Group A, and 2026 Reading Week Open - Crown. Also played 2 rapid (including 2025 GTCL Cup (Team Rapid)) and 4 blitz events (including 2026 Groundhog Day Gambit Blitz) recently. His peak of 2435 was reached at age 22 (Mar 2020); he also reached Canadian #9 in Apr 2022.
Awarded IM in 2020 (age 22) and FM in 2018 (age 20). At junior level, he reached #5, #8, #3 and #12 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2360
Standard
Rpd2415·Blz2387
All-time high
2435
−75 pts below
Mar 2020 · age 22
Mar 2020 · age 22
Activity
50
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
67 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#19
#19 · Canadian players · of 1,718
Career timeline
23 entries2022
500 career games
at age 24
Nov 2022
Peak Canadian rank: #9
at age 24 · rated 2365
Apr 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2400
at age 23
Dec 2021
2020
IM title awardedIM
at age 22 · 2020 3rd FIDE Council meeting
Oct 2020
Crossed 2400
at age 22
Mar 2020
All-time peak 2435
at age 22 · −75 from today
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+2
2358 → 2360
Tournaments
10
73 games
Score
49/ 7367.1%
42W14D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 7/11 | #12 | 2316 | -2.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #20 | 2128 | -22.4 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 2417 | +6.9 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/6 | #5 | 2295 | -3.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/4 | #1 | 2798 | +8.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/5 | #2 | 2380 | +6.1 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/5 | #5 | 2369 | +1.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/6 | #2 | 2435 | +9.7 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #16 | 2297 | -7.3 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/9 | #16 | 2331 | -2.3 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNicholas VetteseIM
🇨🇦CAN·2396
+30 −16 =5
51 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsNikolay NoritsynIM
🇨🇦CAN·2459
+7 −10 =4
21 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsMike IvanovIM
🇨🇦CAN·2365
+7 −7 =2
16 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsAnthony AtanasovIM
🇨🇦CAN·2470
+5 −5 =5
15 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsRazvan PreotuGM
🇨🇦CAN·2485
+1 −10 =4
15 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
/
Canada
#19
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#290
in continent
World
#2,469
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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