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Ter-Saakian, Grigorii
FM🇷🇺FIDE 34136204· Male· Russia· Born in 2004
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Grigorii Ter-Saakian, a 22-year-old Russian FIDE Master, is rated 2170 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 6 months. 50 rated games in the past year (≈58/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Russian Chess Crown standard A, Odintsovo Championship A 2026, and M.Botvinnik Cup 2025 A Group. Also played 16 rapid (including Rapid_Team Men Champ. 2025) and 11 blitz events (including Blitz_Team Men Champ. 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 25 months (2022–2024) and 14 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2338 was reached at age 15 (Jul 2019).
Awarded FM in 2019 (age 15). Earned a IM norm at Moscow Open 2020 A. At junior level, he reached World #72 in U16, World #92 in U12, World #34 in U10 and #13, #12 and #6 nationally in U20, U18 and U14.
Current rating
2170
Standard
Rpd2172·Blz2250
All-time high
2338
−168 pts below
Jul 2019 · age 15
Jul 2019 · age 15
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#9,915 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
26 entries2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 21
Dec 2025
2024
13th Russian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2193
Sep 2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2193 → returned at 2177
Mar 2024
2022
12th Russian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2212
Mar 2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 18
Jan 2022
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 2212 → returned at 2193
Jan 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-7
2177 → 2170
Tournaments
5
41 games
Score
25/ 4161.0%
19W12D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 5/8 | #22 | 2207 | +13.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/10 | #141 | 2099 | -23.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/8 | #2 | 2211 | +13.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/6 | #17 | 1979 | -36.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVadim KarpovIM
🇷🇺RUS·2282
+7 −5 =16
28 games·last met May 2026
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vsPavel S. DvalishviliIM
🇷🇺RUS·2277
+3 −18 =5
26 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsStanislav BabarykinFM
🇷🇺RUS·2322
+2 −14 =10
26 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsOleg Popov
🇷🇺RUS·2126
+1 −2 =23
26 games·last met Dec 2020
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vsArkadi Eremeevich VulGM
🇷🇺RUS·2109
+7 −7 =11
25 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Russia
#360
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,508
in continent
World
#9,915
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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Asia-Pacific
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