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Kapechun, Mikhailo
CM🇺🇦FIDE 34147527· Male· Ukraine· Born in 2007
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Mikhailo Kapechun, a 19-year-old Ukrainian Candidate Master, is rated 2164 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +201 Elo over the past 12 months. 55 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - D FIDE open, 99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Masters, and 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Open. Also played 10 rapid (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Super Rapidplay) and 7 blitz events (including XXXV Keres Memorial "Remembering Paul Keres" - Blitz Tournament) recently. His peak of 2195 was reached at age 19 (Jan 2026).
Awarded CM in 2026 (age 19). At junior level, he reached #18, #18, #31 and #62 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2164
Standard
Rpd2190·Blz2222
All-time high
2195
−31 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 19
Jan 2026 · age 19
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
55 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#10,296 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
14 entries2026
CM title awardedCM
at age 19
Feb 2026
18th Ukrainian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2195
Jan 2026
Best 12-month gain (+358 Elo)
1837 → 2195
Jan 2026
All-time peak 2195
at age 19 · −31 from today
Jan 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
18th Ukrainian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2184
Dec 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+201
1963 → 2164
Tournaments
10
57 games
Score
34.5/ 5760.5%
29W11D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsKemal Cagan DeveliCM1,971·S: 8th International Chess Tournament, "Solta Chess Open 2025"·R9·-20.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/9 | #149 | 2091 | -21.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/7 | #66 | 2228 | -9.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/9 | #73 | 2207 | +11.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #1 | 2534 | +6.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #2 | 2566 | +3.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/2 | #1 | 2710 | +19.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1.5/2 | #32 | 2077 | +9.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/5 | #15 | 2200 | +13.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #11 | 2314 | +147.6 |
Worst Elo result: PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - D FIDE open (-21.8 Elo, finished #149).
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlexey MalyIM
🇺🇦UKR·2336
+0 −9 =6
15 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsLeonid StarozhilovFM
🇺🇦UKR·2242
+2 −11 =0
13 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsVladimir ChubarIM
🇺🇦UKR·1894
+8 −3 =0
11 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsSergey PavlovIM
🇺🇦UKR·2464
+0 −10 =1
11 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsSerhii Anuchyn
🇺🇦UKR·1757
+6 −2 =2
10 games·last met Nov 2024
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Rankings
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Ukraine
#211
out of 3,788 players
Europe
#7,336
in continent
World
#10,296
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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