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Chigaev, Maksim

Chigaev, Maksim

GM🇪🇸

FIDEFIDE 4108116· Male· Spain· Born in 1996

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Maksim Chigaev, a 30-year-old Spanish Grandmaster, is rated 2644 — just 3 short of his peak of 2647 (Apr 2026, age 30) and ranked 2nd among Spanish players, and 74th worldwide. He has held steady between 2625 and 2650 for 17 months. 66 rated games in the past year (≈82/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include HUN Team Ch. Super League Szabo L Memorial R 6, Lliga Catalana 2026 - Divisio D'Honor Play-Off Final Rondas 1-3, and Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 6-10. Also played 4 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 3 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He reached World #68 in Apr 2026 and has been in the world top 100 for 12 months and counting.

Competes for Spain since Aug 2023. Awarded GM in 2016 (age 20), IM in 2012 (age 16), and FM in 2012 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #12 in U20, World #7 in U18, World #8 in U16, World #20 in U14 and World #19 in U12.

Current rating

2644

Standard

Rpd2596·Blz2514

All-time high

2647

−3 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 30

Activity

85

games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo

66 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#2

#2 · Spanish players · of 18,793
World top 100 since Jan 2026

Career timeline

25 entries
2026
12 months in world top 100 (ongoing)
since May 2024
May 2026
Peak Spanish rank: #2
at age 30 · rated 2647
Apr 2026
Peak World rank: #68
at age 30 · rated 2647
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2647
at age 30 · −3 from today
Apr 2026
2023
Switched federation: FID → ESP
at age 27
Aug 2023
2022
Switched federation: RUS → FID
at age 26
Jun 2022

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Erigaisi ArjunGM 2,771
FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 · Sep 2025 · +1.9 Elo
Evolution
+9
2635 → 2644
Tournaments
15
56 games
Score
34.5/ 5661.6%
17W35D4L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsNarayanan S LGM2,591·FIDE Grand Swiss 2025·R10·-5.6
2.[L]vsSamuel SevianGM2,692·FIDE Grand Swiss 2025·R4·-4.2
3.[L]vsJavokhir SindarovGM2,722·FIDE Grand Swiss 2025·R9·-3.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

14 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
HUN Team Ch. Super League Szabo L Memorial R 6
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#522424-2.7
Lliga Catalana 2026 - Divisio D'Honor Play-Off Final Rondas 1-3
Open Swiss
Mar 20261/1#59—+3.4
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 6-10
Team
Mar 20263.5/5#42596-1.9
1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Maerz 2026
Team
Mar 20261/1#1033402+4.5
Lliga Catalana 2026 - Divisio d'Honor Grup II Rondas 4-6
Round-Robin
Feb 20261.5/2#32—+0.4
1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Februar 2026
Team
Feb 20262/3#172725+3.8
Lliga Catalana 2026 - Divisio d'Honor Grup II Rondas 3
Round-Robin
Jan 20261/1#5—+2.6
Lliga Catalana 2026 - Divisio d'Honor Grup II Rondas 1-2
Round-Robin
Jan 20261/1#33—+1.3
1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Januar 2026
Team
Jan 20261.5/2#322811+4.8
1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Dezember 2025
Team
Dec 20251/2#552593-1.0

Most-Played Opponents

vsVasily UsmanovIM
🇷🇺RUS·2450
+18 −12 =10
40 games·last met May 2022
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vsPavel PonkratovGM
🇷🇺RUS·2546
+5 −9 =13
27 games·last met Jan 2023
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vsKirill AlekseenkoGM
🇦🇹AUT·2656
+11 −6 =9
26 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsVadim MoiseenkoGM
🇷🇺RUS·2518
+17 −5 =4
26 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsVladimir FedoseevGM
🇸🇮SLO·2700
+1 −8 =14
23 games·last met May 2024
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Rankings

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Spain
#2
out of 20,270 players
Europe
#32
in continent
World
#74
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Spain
1
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2
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2,644
22,644
4
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2,615
5
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2,604
6
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2,597
7
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2,591
8
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2,589
9
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2,587
10
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2,586
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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10
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2,708
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32🇪🇸Chigaev, Maksim2,644
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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74🇪🇸Chigaev, Maksim2,644