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Safonov, Anatoly
🇷🇺FIDE 34114499· Male· Russia· Born in 1940
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Anatoly Safonov, a 86-year-old Russian player, is rated 1637. He is on a breakout run, having gained +80 Elo over the past 12 months. 55 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Voronezh Spring Rating Tournament Open 2026, Voronezh City Championship 2026, and Voronezh Winter Rating Tournament Open 2026. Also played 3 rapid events (including Zagorovsky Memorial Team Rapid 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2014–2016) and 28 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1843 was reached at age 73 (Jan 2013).
Current rating
1637
Standard
Rpd1730·Blz1745
All-time high
1843
−206 pts below
Jan 2013 · age 73
Jan 2013 · age 73
Activity
55
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#133,061
#133,061 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 85
Oct 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+168 Elo)
1562 → 1730
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 84
Mar 2024
2023
45th Russian 80+ player
at age 83 · rated 1573
Dec 2023
2020
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1605 → returned at 1579
Feb 2020
2019
Re-crossed 1600
at age 79
Nov 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+46
1591 → 1637
Tournaments
6
47 games
Score
22.5/ 4747.9%
20W5D22L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/8 | #18 | 1594 | -16.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/5 | #35 | 2033 | -15.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/8 | #5 | 1936 | +67.2 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 3/4 | #34 | 1849 | -20.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/7 | #7 | 1701 | +11.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/8 | #9 | 1687 | +20.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVyacheslav Girzhadovich
🇷🇺RUS·1617
+10 −7 =1
18 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsVictor Leun
🇷🇺RUS·1562
+5 −5 =4
14 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsVladimir Provkin
🇷🇺RUS·1867
+0 −9 =1
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsOleg Titov
🇷🇺RUS·1636
+4 −4 =2
10 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAnatoly Skorkin
🇷🇺RUS·1446
+9 −0 =1
10 games·last met Nov 2024
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Rankings
/
Russia
#3,255
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#20,123
in continent
World
#133,054
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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