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Melnikov, Fedor

Melnikov, Fedor

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FIDEFIDE 34266984· Male· FIDE (no federation)· Born in 2010

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Fedor Melnikov, a 16-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2278 and sitting in the top 1% of players worldwide under 16, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2122 and 2351 over the past 2 years. 63 rated games in the past year (≈59/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Aeroflot Open 2026, Russian Championship B17 2026, and Andranik Margaryan Memorial - Round Robin (IM norm). Also played 10 rapid (including Rapid_Team Men Champ. 2025) and 22 blitz events (including Blitz_Team Men Champ. 2025) recently. His peak of 2351 was reached at age 15 (Aug 2025, #65 nationally at the time).

Competes for FIDE (no federation) since Apr 2025. Awarded FM in 2025 (age 15) and CM in 2025 (age 15). At junior level, he reached World #88 in U16 and #10, #15 and #21 nationally in U14, U12 and U10.

Current rating

2278

Standard

Rpd2341·Blz2315

All-time high

2351

−73 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 15

Activity

69

games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo

63 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 1%

#178 · players worldwide under 16 · of 20,341

Career timeline

18 entries
2025
Peak national rank: #65
at age 15 · rated 2351
Aug 2025
88th U16 player worldwide
at age 15 · rated 2351
Aug 2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 15
Aug 2025
Crossed 2300
at age 15
Aug 2025
All-time peak 2351
at age 15 · −73 from today
Aug 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 15
Aug 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Aeroflot Open 2026
perf 2540 (+262) · 5/9 · #56
Top opponent
vs Evgeniy NajerGM 2,619
Aeroflot Open 2026 · Feb 2026 · +7.5 Elo
Evolution
+2
2276 → 2278
Tournaments
7
63 games
Score
37/ 6358.7%
27W20D16L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsKlementy SychevGM2,517·Aeroflot Open 2026·R4·+16.0
2.[W]vsHaochen JiangIM2,458·Aeroflot Open 2026·R7·+14.8
3.[W]vsGor AirapetianIM2,418·Aeroflot Open 2026·R1·+13.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Aeroflot Open 2026
Open Swiss
Feb 20265/9#562540+61.6
Russian Championship B17 2026
Open Swiss
Feb 20264.5/9#312019-53.8
Andranik Margaryan Memorial - Round Robin (IM norm)
Round-Robin
Jan 20264.5/9#42355+9.8
Christmas gatherings
Open Swiss
Dec 20255/10#322118-55.0
Worst Elo result: Christmas gatherings (-55.0 Elo, finished #32).

Rankings

/
FIDE (no federation)
#100
out of 957 players
Special
#100
in continent
World
#4,787
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
FIDE (no federation)
1
Andreikin, DmitryFollow Dmitry AndreikinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,710
2
Svidler, PeterFollow Peter SvidlerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,682
3
Murzin, VolodarFollow Volodar MurzinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,650
4
Grebnev, AlekseyFollow Aleksey GrebnevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,625
5
Malakhov, VladimirFollow Vladimir MalakhovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,620
6
Nesterov, ArseniyFollow Arseniy NesterovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,599
7
Khanin, SemenFollow Semen KhaninTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
8
Najer, EvgeniyFollow Evgeniy NajerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,594
9
Paravyan, DavidFollow David ParavyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,593
10
Rakhmanov, AleksandrFollow Aleksandr RakhmanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,590
...
100Melnikov, Fedor2,278
Special
1
Andreikin, DmitryFollow Dmitry AndreikinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,710
2
Svidler, PeterFollow Peter SvidlerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,682
3
Murzin, VolodarFollow Volodar MurzinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,650
4
Grebnev, AlekseyFollow Aleksey GrebnevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,625
5
Malakhov, VladimirFollow Vladimir MalakhovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,620
6
Nesterov, ArseniyFollow Arseniy NesterovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,599
7
Khanin, SemenFollow Semen KhaninTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
8
Najer, EvgeniyFollow Evgeniy NajerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,594
9
Paravyan, DavidFollow David ParavyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,593
10
Rakhmanov, AleksandrFollow Aleksandr RakhmanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,590
...
100Melnikov, Fedor2,278
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
4787Melnikov, Fedor2,278