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Velychko, Semen
🇺🇦FIDE 34125140· Male· Ukraine· Born in 2012
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Semen Velychko, a 14-year-old Ukrainian player, is rated 1991 — just 7 short of his peak of 1998 (Jul 2025, age 13) and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide under 14. He is on a steady climb with +23 Elo over the past 12 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Championship UKR Boys-20 2026, Championship UKR Men`s 2025, and World Youth Chess Championship 2025 - U14. Also played 11 rapid (including Championship Ukraine of Boys-18 - 2026 (Rapid)) and 9 blitz events (including Championship UKR Boys-20 2026 - Blitz) recently. He took a 17-month break between Nov 2022 and May 2024.
At junior level, he reached World #78 in U10, World #15 in U8 and #6 and #3 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1991
Standard
Rpd1938·Blz1871
All-time high
1998
−7 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 13
Jul 2025 · age 13
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#554 · players worldwide under 14 · of 19,614
Career timeline
11 entries2025
6th Ukrainian U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1998
Jul 2025
All-time peak 1998
at age 13 · −7 from today
Jul 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 12
Oct 2024
100 career games
at age 12
Aug 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 12
Mar 2024
2023
3rd Ukrainian U12 player
at age 11 · rated 1707
Jan 2023
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+23
1968 → 1991
Tournaments
4
47 games
Score
23/ 4748.9%
22W12D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/9 | #12 | 2019 | +27.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #34 | 1951 | +0.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/11 | #90 | 1932 | -35.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsZakhar Karpinets
🇺🇦UKR·1815
+10 −1 =3
14 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsSofiya Velychko
🇺🇦UKR·1853
+5 −2 =6
13 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsTaras Ivanov
🇸🇰SVK·2263
+0 −12 =0
12 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsMaksym PankivFM
🇺🇦UKR·2326
+2 −5 =4
11 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsVitaliy Hychkevych
🇺🇦UKR·2137
+5 −4 =2
11 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
/
Ukraine
#390
out of 3,788 players
Europe
#21,370
in continent
World
#28,912
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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