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Bespalov, Elisei
FM🇷🇺FIDE 34251928· Male· Russia· Born in 2009
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Elisei Bespalov, a 17-year-old Russian FIDE Master, is rated 2297 — just 21 short of his peak of 2318 (Jun 2025, age 16) and ranked 10th among Russian players under 18, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has slipped back 53 Elo over the past 12 months. 42 rated games in the past year (≈50/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Champions Cup Chess Tournament 2026, PFO-2025_B19_STD, and Moscow Open 2025_A. Also played 6 rapid (including Rapid_Team Men Champ. 2025) and 9 blitz events (including Blitz_Team Men Champ. 2025) recently.
Awarded FM in 2025 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #94 in U12 and #15, #4, #17 and #24 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U10.
Current rating
2297
Standard
Rpd2232·Blz2281
All-time high
2318
−21 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 16
Jun 2025 · age 16
Activity
56
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
44 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#10
#10 · Russian players under 18 · of 701
Career timeline
14 entries2026
15th Russian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2250
May 2026
2025
4th Russian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2318
Jun 2025
All-time peak 2318
at age 16 · −68 from today
Jun 2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 16
May 2025
Crossed 2300
at age 16
May 2025
Crossed 2200
at age 16
May 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-21
2318 → 2297
Tournaments
5
44 games
Score
27/ 4461.4%
19W16D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 7/9 | #1 | 2428 | +46.6 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 5.5/9 | #4 | 2323 | +25.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/9 | #4 | 2060 | -27.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/9 | #59 | 2167 | -28.8 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3/8 | #42 | 2152 | -37.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLeonid EfimovFM
FID·2331
+4 −4 =6
14 games·last met May 2026
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vsFedor Romaneev
🇷🇺RUS·1927
+8 −1 =1
10 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsAleksey Gusarov
🇷🇺RUS·2139
+4 −2 =3
9 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsLuka Azimov
🇷🇺RUS·1860
+6 −1 =1
8 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsAndrei PuryginFM
🇷🇺RUS·2309
+1 −5 =2
8 games·last met May 2025
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Rankings
/
Russia
#178
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#793
in continent
World
#4,209
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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