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Gitelson, Arkady
FM🇷🇺FIDE 34101257· Male· Russia· Born in 2000
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Arkady Gitelson, a 26-year-old Russian FIDE Master, is rated 2175 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 120 Elo over the past 12 months. 43 rated games in the past year (≈62/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include PFO championship 2026 - men, Grand-Open in "Galeria", Stage 4, and Grand-Open in "Galeria", Stage 2. Also played 4 rapid (including 47 R.G.Nezhmetdinov Memorial - Rapid) and 3 blitz events (including Blitz Moscow. January 2026 - 5) recently. His peak of 2319 was reached at age 24 (Sep 2024).
Awarded FM in 2019 (age 19). At junior level, he reached #26, #36, #25 and #99 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U12.
Current rating
2175
Standard
Rpd2230·Blz2239
All-time high
2319
−144 pts below
Sep 2024 · age 24
Sep 2024 · age 24
Activity
53
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#9,614 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
27 entries2024
72nd Russian 20-35 player
at age 24 · rated 2319
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 24
Sep 2024
All-time peak 2319
at age 24 · −144 from today
Sep 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 23
Aug 2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 23
Mar 2023
2021
Re-crossed 2200
at age 21
Nov 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-120
2295 → 2175
Tournaments
6
36 games
Score
20.5/ 3656.9%
15W11D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/7 | #42 | 2009 | -29.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/5 | #36 | 1989 | -30.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/4 | #49 | 2001 | -26.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/8 | #45 | 2123 | -33.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1.5/3 | #252 | 2003 | -20.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/9 | #7 | 2377 | +21.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDmitriy BiryukovFM
🇷🇺RUS·2084
+7 −27 =11
45 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsDenis Palin
🇷🇺RUS·2083
+4 −7 =22
33 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsArthur MuromtsevFM
🇷🇺RUS·1967
+7 −13 =10
30 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsPavel Sudnik
🇷🇺RUS·1848
+8 −9 =12
29 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsRuslan KavyevFM
🇷🇺RUS·2260
+11 −9 =7
27 games·last met Nov 2024
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Rankings
/
Russia
#355
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,476
in continent
World
#9,614
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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