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Shlyakhtenko, Robert
IM🇺🇸FIDE 30936934· Male· United States of America· Born in 2005
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Robert Shlyakhtenko, a 21-year-old American International Master, is rated 2461 — his current career high and sitting in the top 1% of American players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2450 and 2500 for 11 months. 40 rated games in the past year (≈49/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Saint Louis Masters, 2026 Pan-American Intercollegiate Championship, and 2025 U.S. Masters. He reached American #58 in May 2026.
Awarded IM in 2022 (age 17), FM in 2019 (age 14), and CM in 2019 (age 14). At junior level, he reached World #44 in U20, World #37 in U18, World #32 in U16, World #23 in U14 and World #21 in U12.
Current rating
2461
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2332
All-time high
2461
at best
Jan 2026 · age 21
Jan 2026 · age 21
Activity
56
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#58 · American players · of 4,931
Career timeline
19 entries2026
Peak American rank: #58
at age 21 · rated 2461
May 2026
All-time peak 2461
at age 21
Jan 2026
2025
44th U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2442
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2400
at age 19
Jun 2024
2023
37th U18 player worldwide
at age 18 · rated 2427
May 2023
2022
IM title awardedIM
at age 17 · 2022 2nd FIDE Council
Aug 2022
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+19
2442 → 2461
Tournaments
5
40 games
Score
21.5/ 4053.8%
13W17D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 2.5/7 | #6 | 2306 | -15.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/9 | #38 | 2520 | +8.3 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/6 | #54 | 2314 | -8.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/9 | #43 | 2518 | +9.8 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #2 | 2510 | +9.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMelikset KhachiyanGM
🇺🇸USA·2381
+1 −1 =4
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsAlexander CostelloIM
🇺🇸USA·2259
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsGabriel EidelmanFM
🇺🇸USA·2343
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsJohn Daniel BryantIM
🇺🇸USA·2419
+0 −1 =5
6 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsJosiah StearmanIM
🇺🇸USA·2481
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Sep 2022
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Rankings
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United States of America
#58
out of 5,411 players
Americas
#110
in continent
World
#908
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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