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Ruchinskaya, Valerie
WFM🇨🇦FIDE 2631440· Female· Canada· Born in 2008
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Valerie Ruchinskaya, a 18-year-old Canadian Woman FIDE Master, is rated 2016 — just 1 short of her peak of 2017 (Sep 2025, age 17) and sitting in the top 5% of women worldwide under 18. She is on a breakout run, having gained +154 Elo over the past 12 months. 45 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include World Youth Chess Championship 2025 - G18, 2025 North American Youth Chess Ch. - Girls U18, and 2025 Canadian Open - Open Section. She took a 28-month break between Mar 2020 and Aug 2022 (COVID-19 included).
Awarded WFM in 2025 (age 17) and WCM in 2024 (age 16). At junior level, she reached #18, #17, #36 and #40 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2016
Standard
Rpd1743·Blz1899
All-time high
2017
−1 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 17
Sep 2025 · age 17
Activity
52
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#115 · women worldwide under 18 · of 2,457
Career timeline
15 entries2025
18th Canadian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2017
Sep 2025
WFM title awardedWFM
at age 17
Sep 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 17
Sep 2025
All-time peak 2017
at age 17 · −1 from today
Sep 2025
2024
WCM title awardedWCM
at age 16
May 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 16
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+154
1862 → 2016
Tournaments
5
41 games
Score
24.5/ 4159.8%
20W9D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6.5/11 | #22 | 2005 | -1.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/9 | #2 | 2164 | +119.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/9 | #39 | 1958 | +33.7 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/7 | #1 | 1910 | +25.7 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2/5 | #27 | 1769 | -23.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsApril Yunwei ZhongWCM
🇨🇦CAN·1846
+7 −3 =2
12 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsGauri SreekumarWCM
🇨🇦CAN·1807
+6 −2 =0
8 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsIrene XieWFM
🇨🇦CAN·1898
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsRiyaan Lakhani
🇨🇦CAN·1894
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Mar 2024
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Rankings
/
Canada
#181
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#2,622
in continent
World
#25,126
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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