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Kulykov, Pavel
🇷🇺FIDE 34440682· Male· Russia· Born in 2008
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Pavel Kulykov, a 18-year-old Russian player, is rated 2087 — just 2 short of his peak of 2089 (Mar 2026, age 18) and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +38 Elo over the past 12 months. 49 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include High_League_Dinamo_Cup (standard), First_League_Dinamo_Cup_2025 (standard), and VI_Stage_Dinamo_Cup_2025 (standard). Also played 3 rapid (including Angarsk Chess Day 2025_Team Tournament) and 2 blitz events (including Siberian Federal District Championship 2025 - B19 - Blitz) recently. He took a 31-month break between Apr 2020 and Dec 2022 (COVID-19 included).
At junior level, he reached #52 and #78 nationally in U18 and U12.
Current rating
2087
Standard
Rpd2006·Blz2078
All-time high
2089
−2 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 18
Mar 2026 · age 18
Activity
44
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
49 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#16,661 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
52nd Russian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2089
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2089
at age 18 · −2 from today
Mar 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 18
Feb 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+378 Elo)
1672 → 2050
Jul 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 17
Mar 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 17
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+37
2050 → 2087
Tournaments
6
50 games
Score
37.5/ 5075.0%
32W11D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #3 | 2146 | +42.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 7.5/9 | #2 | 2143 | +69.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/6 | #5 | 2072 | -16.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/7 | #1 | 1835 | -32.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/9 | #2 | 1972 | -8.0 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6/9 | #4 | 1975 | -16.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEvgeny Tronin
🇷🇺RUS·2090
+4 −5 =3
12 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsIvan Naumov
🇷🇺RUS·2006
+4 −5 =1
10 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsVasily Donkovtsev
🇷🇺RUS·1764
+2 −5 =1
8 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsRomik Ziroyan
🇷🇺RUS·1786
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsDmitry Pav Gorbunov
🇷🇺RUS·1869
+4 −1 =2
7 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
/
Russia
#562
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,292
in continent
World
#16,661
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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