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Birjukov, Sergey
FM🇷🇺FIDE 4106555· Male· Russia· Born in 1941
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Sergey Birjukov, a 85-year-old Russian FIDE Master, is rated 1891. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: Anapa_open. Also played 1 rapid event (including Yu.I. Lobanov Memorial_RAPID Grand Prix of Russia 2025) recently. His peak of 2325 was reached at age 65 (Oct 2006).
Awarded FM in 2003 (age 62).
Current rating
1891
Standard
Rpd1956·Blz2121
All-time high
2325
−434 pts below
Oct 2006 · age 65
Oct 2006 · age 65
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#50,342
#50,342 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
25 entries2022
13th Russian 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1938
May 2022
2020
Re-crossed 2100
at age 79
Apr 2020
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2112 → returned at 2020
Apr 2020
2018
44th 75-80 player worldwide
at age 77 · rated 2204
Oct 2018
Re-crossed 2200
at age 77
Oct 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2100
at age 76
Apr 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+16
1875 → 1891
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5.5/ 961.1%
3W5D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/8 | #8 | 2041 | +16.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsValentin Airapetian
🇷🇺RUS·1622
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsOleg Kudrin
🇷🇺RUS·2136
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Jun 2019
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vsEvgeni DragomarezkijIM
🇷🇺RUS·2219
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Mar 2019
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vsNikolay Kirillov
🇷🇺RUS·1820
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Mar 2018
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vsOleg Zilbertf
🇷🇺RUS
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Mar 2017
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Rankings
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Russia
#1,297
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,934
in continent
World
#50,341
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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