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Hulka, Valentyn

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FIDEFIDE 34107061· Male· Ukraine· Born in 2005

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Valentyn Hulka, a 21-year-old Ukrainian FIDE Master, is rated 2361 — just 11 short of his peak of 2372 (Apr 2026, age 21) and sitting in the top 1% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +37 Elo over the past 12 months. 51 rated games in the past year (≈60/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - D FIDE open, and Oberliga Sued-West 2025-2026 Januar 2026. Also played 13 rapid (including Grand Prix PlusCity - Open Austrian Team Rapid Championship 2025) and 2 blitz events (including 3. Berlin U25 Open Blitz) recently. He reached Ukrainian #73 in Feb 2026.

Awarded FM in 2023 (age 18) and CM in 2022 (age 17). Earned IM norms at IV elllobregat Open Chess Tournament 2023 Group A and Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 A im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival. At junior level, he reached #3, #5, #9, #14 and #94 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.

Current rating

2361

Standard

Rpd2336·Blz2407

All-time high

2372

−11 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 21

Activity

63

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

51 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 1%

#2,449 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

17 entries
2026
All-time peak 2372
at age 21 · −11 from today
Apr 2026
Peak Ukrainian rank: #73
at age 21 · rated 2368
Feb 2026
500 career games
at age 21
Jan 2026
2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 19
Dec 2024
3rd Ukrainian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2349
Feb 2024
2023
5th Ukrainian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2310
Oct 2023

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Szymon GumularzGM 2,606
Wroclaw Chess Festival 2025 - Open A · Dec 2025 · +6.1 Elo
Evolution
+4
2357 → 2361
Tournaments
6
42 games
Score
26.5/ 4263.1%
22W9D11L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
European Individual Chess Championship 2026
Open Swiss
Apr 20266.5/11#1312308-11.4
PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - D FIDE open
Open Swiss
Feb 20266.5/9#312367+4.0
Oberliga Sued-West 2025-2026 Januar 2026
Team
Jan 20262/2#122946+9.2
Wroclaw Chess Festival 2025 - Open A
Open Swiss
Dec 20255.5/9#212351-0.8
VI elllobregat Open Group A
Open Swiss
Nov 20255.5/10#382351+0.8
Oberliga Sued-West 2025-2026 September 2025
Team
Sep 20250.5/1#312417+1.6

Most-Played Opponents

vsKamil StachowiakIM
🇵🇱POL·2393
+11 −6 =7
24 games·last met May 2026
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vsIvan Zhuk
🇵🇱POL·2096
+19 −0 =2
21 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsKrzysztof RaczekIM
🇵🇱POL·2487
+2 −10 =4
16 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsValentyn ProkofievIM
🇺🇦UKR·2409
+4 −8 =3
15 games·last met Feb 2022
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vsSergey BorischikCM
🇵🇱POL·2114
+5 −2 =6
13 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings

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Ukraine
#75
out of 3,843 players
Europe
#1,560
in continent
World
#2,449
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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