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Smal, Demian

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FIDEFIDE 34150480· Male· Ukraine· Born in 2010

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Demian Smal, a 16-year-old Ukrainian player, is rated 1847 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +159 Elo over the past 12 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, Championship UKR Boys-16 (classic) 2026, and Championship UKR Men`s 2025. Also played 9 rapid (including Championship UKR Men`s 2025 - Rapid) and 3 blitz events (including Championship UKR Men`s 2025 - Blitz) recently.

At junior level, he reached #55 nationally in U16.

Current rating

1847

Standard

Rpd1879·Blz1819

All-time high

1847

at best
May 2026 · age 16

Activity

26

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#62,283

#62,283 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

6 entries
2026
55th Ukrainian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1847
May 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 16
May 2026
All-time peak 1847
at age 16
May 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+217 Elo)
1493 → 1710
Mar 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Jan 2025
2024
First FIDE rating
1493 · at age 14
May 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
Championship UKR Boys-16 (classic) 2026
perf 1997 (+252) · 4.5/7 · #30
Top opponent
vs Artem Pilchuk 2,022
Championship UKR Men`s 2025 · Dec 2025 · +33.0 Elo
Evolution
+159
1688 → 1847
Tournaments
4
36 games
Score
18.5/ 3651.4%
13W11D12L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsArtem Pilchuk2,022·Championship UKR Men`s 2025·R1·+33.0
2.[W]vsSergey Rybakov1,850·Championship UKR Men`s 2025·R4·+25.5
3.[W]vsTymofii Petrenko1,834·Championship UKR Men`s 2025·R8·+24.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20265.5/9#2841953+102.4
Championship UKR Boys-16 (classic) 2026
Open Swiss
Jan 20264.5/7#301997-7.6
Championship UKR Men`s 2025
Open Swiss
Dec 20254.5/9#491878+97.6
Championship UKR Boys-16 (classic) 2025
Open Swiss
Jul 20254/6#531831-33.2
Worst Elo result: Championship UKR Boys-16 (classic) 2025 (-33.2 Elo, finished #53).

Most-Played Opponents

vsAndrii Moisiiuk
🇺🇦UKR·1833
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met Feb 2026
View head-to-head →
vsKateryna Bas
🇺🇦UKR
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met May 2026
View head-to-head →
vsIvan Khilchuk
🇺🇦UKR·1763
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2023
View head-to-head →

Rankings

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Ukraine
#596
out of 3,843 players
Europe
#45,538
in continent
World
#62,282
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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5
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7
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World
1
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2,841
2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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