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Popov, Sergey

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FIDEFIDE 30934184· Male· United States of America· Born in 1968

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Sergey Popov, a 58-year-old American player, is rated 1717 — just 11 short of his peak of 1728 (Apr 2024, age 56). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: 2026 Cedar Rapids Leatherjackets and 70th Iowa Open Championship.

Current rating

1717

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1728

−11 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 56

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#103,628

#103,628 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+206 Elo)
1522 → 1728
Apr 2024
All-time peak 1728
at age 56 · −11 from today
Apr 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 56
Mar 2024
2022
86th American 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 1530
Apr 2022
2021
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 53
Nov 2021
2019
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1580 → returned at 1566
Dec 2019

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Anish Lodh 1,894
70th Iowa Open Championship · Sep 2025 · +4.6 Elo
Evolution
-3
1720 → 1717
Tournaments
2
8 games
Score
2.5/ 831.3%
2W1D5L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsClover Hengen1,532·70th Iowa Open Championship·R5·+5.1
2.[D]vsAnish Lodh1,894·70th Iowa Open Championship·R1·+4.6
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsRyan A McCrea1,719·70th Iowa Open Championship·R2·-10.0
2.[L]vsAlec D Aimdilokwong2,027·2026 Cedar Rapids Leatherjackets·R1·-2.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Cedar Rapids Leatherjackets
Swiss
Mar 20260/1#181227-2.8
70th Iowa Open Championship
Swiss
Sep 20252.5/3#261995-0.2

Rankings

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United States of America
#3,101
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#12,367
in continent
World
#103,626
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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2
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3
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2,754
4
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2,732
5
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2,728
6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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3101🇺🇸Popov, Sergey1,717
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
12367🇺🇸Popov, Sergey1,717
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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103626🇺🇸Popov, Sergey1,717