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Abzalov, Rafis
🇷🇺FIDE 34116955· Male· Russia· Born in 1961
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Rafis Abzalov, a 65-year-old Russian player, is rated 1779. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 7 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent appearance: UR Cup 2025 (st. SCK_semifinal). He had 3 career breaks: 32 months (2013–2015), 14 months (2022–2024) and 20 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1841 was reached at age 51 (Mar 2012).
Current rating
1779
Standard
Rpd1688·Blz1706
All-time high
1841
−62 pts below
Mar 2012 · age 51
Mar 2012 · age 51
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#82,929
#82,929 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+164 Elo)
1638 → 1802
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 63
Mar 2024
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1802 → returned at 1779
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1638 → returned at 1802
Dec 2022
2019
100 career games
at age 58
Dec 2019
2015
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 54
Dec 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-23
1802 → 1779
Tournaments
1
12 games
Score
5.5/ 1245.8%
3W5D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 5.5/12 | #7 | 1728 | -22.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVitaly Poletaev
🇷🇺RUS·1946
+0 −24 =0
24 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsVyacheslav Zhujkov
🇷🇺RUS·1790
+7 −13 =2
22 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsAlexander V. Shcherbakov
🇷🇺RUS·1816
+2 −9 =6
17 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsIgor Petukhov
🇷🇺RUS·1849
+3 −10 =1
14 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsSergey Yakovlev
🇷🇺RUS·2146
+0 −10 =0
10 games·last met Apr 2025
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Rankings
/
Russia
#1,995
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#10,268
in continent
World
#82,927
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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