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Farkash, Denys
🇺🇦FIDE 34178449· Male· Ukraine· Born in 2014
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Denys Farkash, a 12-year-old Ukrainian player, is rated 2071 and ranked 97th among players worldwide under 12, and in the top 8% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +141 Elo over the past 12 months. 92 rated games in the past year (≈56/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen, and 51 Abierto Internacional Ciudad de Sevilla 2026. Also played 3 rapid (including Sambir City Day 2025 (Rapid)) and 3 blitz events (including HALLOWEEN CHESS - BENIDORM CHESS OPEN 2025) recently. His peak of 2158 was reached at age 12 (Mar 2026).
At junior level, he reached World #29 in U12 and #3 nationally in U10.
Current rating
2071
Standard
Rpd1943·Blz1872
All-time high
2158
−87 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 12
Mar 2026 · age 12
Activity
54
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
84 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#97
#97 · players worldwide under 12 · of 14,529
Career timeline
9 entries2026
29th U12 player worldwide
at age 12 · rated 2158
Mar 2026
All-time peak 2158
at age 12 · −87 from today
Mar 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 12
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 2100
at age 11
Oct 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 11
Aug 2025
100 career games
at age 11
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+98
1973 → 2071
Tournaments
9
82 games
Score
43/ 8252.4%
37W20D25L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsEneko Ostolazaga Barragan2,114·XXXV Miedzynarodowe Szachowe Mistrzostwa Malopolski - Grupa A·R3·+27.7
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/7 | #1 | 2007 | -24.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/9 | #699 | 2032 | -62.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 5/9 | #167 | 2140 | +27.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/9 | #39 | 2140 | +31.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/8 | #203 | 2122 | +12.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/9 | #31 | 2055 | -24.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/10 | #65 | 2180 | +68.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/7 | #3 | 2172 | +68.4 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2.5/7 | #34 | 2061 | +39.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsZakhar Pelekhatyy
🇺🇦UKR·1816
+0 −5 =3
8 games·last met Dec 2024
View head-to-head →
vsLiubomyr Levytskyi
🇺🇦UKR·1978
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Oct 2025
View head-to-head →
vsLukian Huzela
🇺🇦UKR·1955
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Feb 2025
View head-to-head →
vsDenys Samoylov
🇺🇦UKR
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Sep 2023
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Ukraine
#288
out of 3,843 players
Europe
#13,385
in continent
World
#18,298
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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