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Kotelva, Lev M
CM🇷🇺FIDE 34476628· Male· Russia· Born in 2011
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Lev M Kotelva, a 15-year-old Russian Candidate Master, is rated 2299 and ranked 10th among Russian players under 16, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +29 Elo over the past 12 months. 80 rated games in the past year (≈55/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include PFO championship 2026 - men, Russian Championship B17 2026, and 27th Asian Youth Chess Championships 2025 - U14. Also played 7 rapid (including E.G.Zudov Memorial 2025_RAPID Grand Prix of Russia) and 4 blitz events (including M.Chigorin Memorial 2025 Blitz) recently.
Awarded CM in 2026 (age 15). At junior level, he reached #13, #1, #2, #28 and #60 nationally in U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
2299
Standard
Rpd2313·Blz2045
All-time high
2299
at best
Jun 2026 · age 15
Jun 2026 · age 15
Activity
80
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
79 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#10
#10 · Russian players under 16 · of 1,222
Career timeline
15 entries2026
All-time peak 2221
at age 15
May 2026
CM title awardedCM
at age 15
Mar 2026
Crossed 2200
at age 15
Mar 2026
13th Russian U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2198
Jan 2026
2025
1st Russian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 2192
May 2025
2024
Crossed 2100
at age 13
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+138
2161 → 2299
Tournaments
9
80 games
Score
54/ 8067.5%
42W24D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 5/8 | #25 | 2381 | +77.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7/9 | #2 | 2222 | +20.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #9 | 2192 | +2.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/8 | #32 | 2233 | +7.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/9 | #35 | 2231 | +36.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/9 | #9 | 2205 | +37.2 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #15 | 2078 | -14.1 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/9 | #60 | 2061 | -37.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsProkhor Batalov
🇷🇺RUS·1985
+4 −3 =8
15 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMikhail Nanavov
🇷🇺RUS·1798
+8 −6 =1
15 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsNikolay Zhidelev
🇷🇺RUS·2111
+4 −6 =1
11 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsAlisa Chernyshova
🇷🇺RUS·2037
+7 −1 =2
10 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsAlexander SyrchikovIM
🇷🇺RUS·2064
+6 −1 =2
9 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Russia
#175
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#783
in continent
World
#4,136
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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