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Kuklin, Valentin
FM🇩🇪FIDE 316199· Male· Germany· Born in 1984
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Valentin Kuklin, a 42-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2350 and sitting in the top 2% of German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2001–2002), 29 months (2014–2016) and 20 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Oberliga Baden-Wuerttemberg 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. Also played 1 rapid event (including 1. Offenes Boeblinger Schnellschachturnier) recently. His peak of 2400 was reached at age 33 (Feb 2017).
Competes for Germany since Apr 2008. Awarded FM in 2008 (age 24). At junior level, he reached #14 and #10 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2350
Standard
Rpd2372·Blz2308
All-time high
2400
−50 pts below
Feb 2017 · age 33
Feb 2017 · age 33
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 2%
#218 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
21 entries2025
13th German 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2366
Dec 2025
2020
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2382 → returned at 2377
Oct 2020
17th German 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 2384
Sep 2020
2017
52nd German 20-35 player
at age 33 · rated 2400
Feb 2017
Best 12-month gain (+54 Elo)
2346 → 2400
Feb 2017
Crossed 2400
at age 33
Feb 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-13
2363 → 2350
Tournaments
5
9 games
Score
3/ 933.3%
1W4D4L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #81 | 1635 | -4.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/3 | #87 | 2123 | -8.3 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #49 | 2208 | -4.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #42 | 2195 | -2.3 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #42 | 2556 | +5.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#218
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#1,741
in continent
World
#2,698
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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