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Tsapalin, Sergey

FIDEFIDE 4107071· Male· FIDE (no federation)· Born in 1988

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Sergey Tsapalin, a 38-year-old player, is rated 1855. He is on a steady climb with +33 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include IPCA Russia Champ. 2026, IPCA Asian Chess Championship for People with Physical Disabilities (Standard), and Perm Championship 2025 Standard. Also played 4 rapid (including Perm Championship 2025 Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including IPCA Russia Champ. 2026 Blitz) recently. His peak of 2114 was reached at age 30 (Jun 2018); he also reached #84 nationally in Nov 2009.

Competes for FIDE (no federation) since Mar 2023. At junior level, he reached #10 nationally in U20.

Current rating

1855

Standard

Rpd1826·Blz1840

All-time high

2114

−259 pts below
Jun 2018 · age 30

Activity

34

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#60,012

#60,012 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

16 entries
2023
Switched federation: RUS → FID
at age 35
Mar 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2000
at age 34
Nov 2022
2020
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1943 → returned at 1981
Apr 2020
2019
500 career games
at age 31
Jun 2019
2018
All-time peak 2114
at age 30 · −259 from today
Jun 2018
Best 12-month gain (+140 Elo)
1972 → 2112
Apr 2018

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
Goa Purple - 24th World IPCA Individual Chess Championship 2025 (Specially Abled) Standard
perf 1957 (+135) · 5/9 · #24
Top opponent
vs Serik SoltanovFM 2,183
IPCA Asian Chess Championship for People with Physical Disabilities (Standard) · Apr 2026 · +7.4 Elo
Evolution
+33
1822 → 1855
Tournaments
4
36 games
Score
20/ 3655.6%
15W10D11L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
IPCA Russia Champ. 2026
Swiss
Apr 20265/9#141911+20.6
IPCA Asian Chess Championship for People with Physical Disabilities (Standard)
Open Swiss
Apr 20265.5/8#61947+8.2
Perm Championship 2025 Standard
Swiss
Nov 20254.5/9#201713-29.4
Goa Purple - 24th World IPCA Individual Chess Championship 2025 (Specially Abled) Standard
Open Swiss
Jul 20255/9#241957+33.0
Worst Elo result: Perm Championship 2025 Standard (-29.4 Elo, finished #20).

Most-Played Opponents

vsGrigory Goldshtein
🇷🇺RUS·1989
+3 −9 =15
27 games·last met Dec 2019
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vsAndrei ObodchukIM
FID·2160
+0 −12 =4
16 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAlexander Tsyganov
🇷🇺RUS·1925
+5 −9 =1
15 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsYury Chechurin
🇷🇺RUS·1694
+11 −1 =1
13 games·last met Nov 2019
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vsYury Kashin
🇷🇺RUS·1952
+2 −4 =7
13 games·last met Nov 2015
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Rankings

/
FIDE (no federation)
#321
out of 953 players
Special
#330
in continent
World
#60,011
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
FIDE (no federation)
1
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2,710
2
Svidler, PeterFollow Peter SvidlerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,682
3
Murzin, VolodarFollow Volodar MurzinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,650
4
Grebnev, AlekseyFollow Aleksey GrebnevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,625
5
Khanin, SemenFollow Semen KhaninTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,599
6
Malakhov, VladimirFollow Vladimir MalakhovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
6
Nesterov, ArseniyFollow Arseniy NesterovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
8
Paravyan, DavidFollow David ParavyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,593
9
Rakhmanov, AleksandrFollow Aleksandr RakhmanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,590
10
Najer, EvgeniyFollow Evgeniy NajerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,583
...
321Tsapalin, Sergey1,855
Special
1
Andreikin, DmitryFollow Dmitry AndreikinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,710
2
Svidler, PeterFollow Peter SvidlerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,682
3
Murzin, VolodarFollow Volodar MurzinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,650
4
Grebnev, AlekseyFollow Aleksey GrebnevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,625
5
Khanin, SemenFollow Semen KhaninTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,599
6
Malakhov, VladimirFollow Vladimir MalakhovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
6
Nesterov, ArseniyFollow Arseniy NesterovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
8
Paravyan, DavidFollow David ParavyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,593
9
Rakhmanov, AleksandrFollow Aleksandr RakhmanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,590
10
Najer, EvgeniyFollow Evgeniy NajerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,583
...
330Tsapalin, Sergey1,855
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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60011Tsapalin, Sergey1,855