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Plotnikov, Boris
FM🇷🇺FIDE 34251197· Male· Russia· Born in 2010
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Boris Plotnikov, a 16-year-old Russian FIDE Master, is rated 2306 and ranked 8th among Russian players under 16, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +273 Elo over the past 12 months. 112 rated games in the past year (≈71/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 19th international chess tournament "In Memory of Georgy Agzamov" Open-A, Aeroflot Open 2026, and Russian Championship B17 2026. Also played 3 rapid (including Russian Championship B17 rapid 2026) and 6 blitz events (including 31st AbuDhabi International Chess Festival-Blitz - Open) recently. His peak of 2367 was reached at age 16 (Jan 2026, Russian #93 at the time).
Competes for Russia since Nov 2022. Awarded FM in 2026 (age 16) and CM in 2025 (age 15). At junior level, he reached World #61 in U16, World #42 in U12, World #64 in U10 and #4 and #50 nationally in U14 and U8.
Current rating
2306
Standard
Rpd2137·Blz2176
All-time high
2367
−61 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 16
Jan 2026 · age 16
Activity
93
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
104 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#8
#8 · Russian players under 16 · of 1,222
Career timeline
21 entries2026
Peak Russian rank: #93
at age 16 · rated 2367
Jan 2026
61st U16 player worldwide
at age 16 · rated 2367
Jan 2026
FM title awardedFM
at age 16
Jan 2026
Crossed 2300
at age 16
Jan 2026
All-time peak 2367
at age 16 · −37 from today
Jan 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 16
Jan 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+79
2227 → 2306
Tournaments
11
95 games
Score
56.5/ 9559.5%
45W23D27L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/9 | #69 | 2233 | -24.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/9 | #75 | 2310 | -1.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/9 | #91 | 2418 | +11.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #24 | 2124 | -46.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #13 | 2294 | +10.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 4/5 | #11 | 2458 | +75.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/9 | #27 | 2380 | +94.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2195 | +18.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #27 | 2084 | -39.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/9 | #5 | 2289 | +41.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSvyatoslav LisenkovFM
FID·2336
+10 −5 =5
20 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsMaksim ChertkovFM
🇷🇺RUS·2382
+2 −7 =4
13 games·last met May 2025
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vsAlexander FedosovFM
FID·2277
+1 −7 =4
12 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsLeonid Varankin
🇷🇺RUS·2043
+3 −2 =7
12 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsAlexandr E. VolodinFM
FID·2374
+4 −5 =3
12 games·last met Apr 2024
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Rankings
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Russia
#166
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#748
in continent
World
#3,883
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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