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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 progressing steadily with +60 Elo over the past 12 months. 55 rated games in the past year (≈28/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 4 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
56
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
55 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#132,518
#132,518 · players worldwide · of 216,808
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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+80
1557 → 1637
Tournaments
8
62 games
Score
29.5/ 6247.6%
26W7D29L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 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 |
Rankings
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Russia
#3,250
out of 13,952 players
Asia-Pacific
#20,016
in continent
World
#132,511
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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