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Ridzel, Oleksandr
🇺🇦FIDE 34116630· Male· Ukraine· Born in 2001
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Oleksandr Ridzel, a 25-year-old Ukrainian player, is rated 2068 — his current career high and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +143 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include IBCA World Team Chess Championship 2026, Championship UKR Men`s 2025, and 17th IBCA Chess Olympiad for the Blind and Visually Impaired Chess Players. Also played 15 rapid (including Championship UKR Men`s 2025 - Rapid) and 2 blitz events (including Memorial Evhen Ivanovych Lysenko A-blitz 1-10 rounds) recently. He took a 15-month break between Mar 2024 and Jul 2025.
Current rating
2068
Standard
Rpd2023·Blz1968
All-time high
2068
at best
May 2026 · age 25
May 2026 · age 25
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#18,654 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2026
63rd Ukrainian 20-35 player
at age 25 · rated 2068
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+143 Elo)
1925 → 2068
May 2026
All-time peak 2068
at age 25
May 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 25
May 2026
2025
Crossed 2000
at age 24
Jul 2025
2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1925 → returned at 2057
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
17th IBCA Chess Olympiad for the Blind and Visually Impaired Chess Playersperf 2289 (+232) · 7/8 · #2
Top opponent
Best comeback
17th IBCA Chess Olympiad for the Blind and Visually Impaired Chess Playersfinished #2 (seeded #26 of 150)
Evolution
+143
1925 → 2068
Tournaments
3
24 games
Score
18/ 2475.0%
15W6D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/7 | #16 | 2179 | +67.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #16 | 1889 | -56.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 7/8 | #2 | 2289 | +131.6 |
Rankings
/
Ukraine
#300
out of 3,788 players
Europe
#13,646
in continent
World
#18,654
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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