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Sankov, Igor
🇷🇺FIDE 34361251· Male· Russia· Born in 2010
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Igor Sankov, a 16-year-old Russian player, is rated 2157 — just 5 short of his peak of 2162 (Dec 2025, age 15) and ranked 17th among Russian players under 16, and in the top 5% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +157 Elo over the past 12 months. 45 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Russian Championship B17 2026, Arkhangelsk region championship men 2026, and Championship of the SZFO 2025_B17. Also played 6 rapid (including Russian Championship B17 rapid 2026) and 7 blitz events (including Russian Championship B17 blitz 2026) recently.
At junior level, he reached #19 and #68 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
2157
Standard
Rpd2234·Blz2264
All-time high
2162
−5 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 15
Dec 2025 · age 15
Activity
41
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#17
#17 · Russian players under 16 · of 1,222
Career timeline
8 entries2026
19th Russian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2157
Mar 2026
2025
All-time peak 2162
at age 15 · −5 from today
Dec 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 15
Aug 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 15
Mar 2025
2024
68th Russian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1858
Nov 2024
100 career games
at age 14
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+157
2000 → 2157
Tournaments
6
48 games
Score
34.5/ 4871.9%
27W15D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #21 | 2167 | +18.8 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #8 | 2770 | +4.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7/9 | #1 | 2021 | -28.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 9/7 | #1 | 2339 | +22.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #79 | 2196 | +87.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/9 | #5 | 2109 | +52.1 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsViktor Seryshev
🇷🇺RUS·1976
+3 −4 =4
11 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsSergey Popov
🇷🇺RUS·2021
+2 −4 =2
8 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAlexandr Rakipi
🇷🇺RUS·2106
+4 −1 =3
8 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsErik Kuus
🇷🇺RUS·1988
+2 −0 =6
8 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsAleksandr A. Tropin
🇷🇺RUS·1951
+5 −2 =1
8 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Russia
#384
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,601
in continent
World
#10,778
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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