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Kuliev, Sergey
🇷🇺FIDE 34159972· Male· Russia· Born in 1947
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Sergey Kuliev, a 79-year-old Russian player, is rated 1834. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 24 months (2013–2015), 21 months (2015–2017), 22 months (2017–2019) and 48 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Championship of the Republic of North Ossetia - Alania 2025 (men). Also played 2 rapid (including N.V. Novogrudsky Rapid Memorial) and 1 blitz events (including N.V. Novogrudsky Blitz Memorial) recently. His peak of 2032 was reached at age 68 (May 2015).
Current rating
1834
Standard
Rpd1797·Blz1766
All-time high
2032
−198 pts below
May 2015 · age 68
May 2015 · age 68
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#66,011
#66,011 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+42 Elo)
1864 → 1906
Oct 2024
2023
24th Russian 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1864
Dec 2023
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 72
May 2019
Inactive for 48 months
paused at 1886 → returned at 1864
May 2019
2018
67th Russian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2001
Feb 2018
2017
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 2001 → returned at 1946
Mar 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Championship of the Republic of North Ossetia - Alania 2025 (men)perf 2063 (+229) · 5/6 · #23
Top opponent
Evolution
-27
1861 → 1834
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
5W0D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsDamir Khasanchin1,701·Championship of the Republic of North Ossetia - Alania 2025 (men)·R6·+6.3
2.[W]vsAleksandr Tigiev1,700·Championship of the Republic of North Ossetia - Alania 2025 (men)·R9·+6.3
3.[W]vsVladimir Kazaryan1,567·Championship of the Republic of North Ossetia - Alania 2025 (men)·R5·+3.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsValerii L Kibizov1,841·Championship of the Republic of North Ossetia - Alania 2025 (men)·R3·-9.8
3.[L]vsVadim Kelekhsaev1,891·Championship of the Republic of North Ossetia - Alania 2025 (men)·R2·-8.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/6 | #23 | 2063 | -27.4 |
Worst Elo result: Championship of the Republic of North Ossetia - Alania 2025 (men) (-27.4 Elo, finished #23).
Most-Played Opponents
vsTigran NazaretyanFM
🇷🇺RUS·2201
+0 −9 =0
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vsIrlan Koliev
🇷🇺RUS·2078
+2 −5 =0
7 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Russia
#1,658
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,917
in continent
World
#66,010
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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