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Merkulova, Ekaterina
🇷🇺FIDE 34303642· Female· Russia· Born in 2009
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Ekaterina Merkulova, a 17-year-old Russian player, is rated 1572. She has slipped back 47 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent appearances: Central FD Champ. 2025_G19 and Championship of the Moscow region 2025_B19. Also played 1 rapid (including Championship of the Moscow region 2025_rapid_B19) and 2 blitz events (including Spring Chess Cup of the Physics Department of Lomonosov Moscow State University 2026) recently. Her peak of 1680 was reached at age 15 (May 2024).
Current rating
1572
Standard
Rpd1790·Blz1668
All-time high
1680
−108 pts below
May 2024 · age 15
May 2024 · age 15
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#156,978
#156,978 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+348 Elo)
1303 → 1651
Jun 2024
All-time peak 1680
at age 15 · −108 from today
May 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 15
Mar 2024
2023
Crossed 1400
at age 14
Dec 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+33
1539 → 1572
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
9.5/ 1852.8%
7W5D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/7 | #14 | 1735 | +29.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/7 | #15 | 1766 | +3.6 |
Rankings
/
Russia
#4,189
out of 13,952 players
Asia-Pacific
#27,012
in continent
World
#156,961
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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