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Saunina, Ludmila
WGM🇷🇺FIDE 4108698· Female· Russia· Born in 1952
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Ludmila Saunina, a 74-year-old Russian Woman Grandmaster, is rated 1966. She plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2015–2016) and 13 months (2023–2025). Recent appearance: Sverdlovsk Region Women's Championship 2025. Also played 2 rapid events (including Yekaterinburg Open 2025 - Rapid Grand Prix of Russia) recently. Her peak of 2319 was reached at age 49 (Apr 2001).
Awarded WGM in 2005 (age 53) and WIM in 2001 (age 49).
Current rating
1966
Standard
Rpd1872·Blz1920
All-time high
2319
−353 pts below
Apr 2001 · age 49
Apr 2001 · age 49
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#33,427
#33,427 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
24 entries2023
37th Russian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1977
Dec 2023
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1977 → returned at 1974
Nov 2023
2022
500 career games
at age 70
Jun 2022
2018
25th Russian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2214
May 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2200
at age 65
Sep 2017
2015
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2179 → returned at 2167
Aug 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-8
1974 → 1966
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
5/ 771.4%
4W2D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/7 | #3 | 1869 | -7.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGalina StrutinskaiaWGM
🇷🇺RUS·2179
+3 −23 =7
33 games·last met May 2025
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vsElena FatalibekovaWGM
🇷🇺RUS·2135
+5 −7 =18
30 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsTatiana BogumilWGM
🇷🇺RUS·2074
+6 −11 =6
23 games·last met May 2024
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vsNatalia I TitorenkoWIM
🇷🇺RUS·2000
+8 −5 =10
23 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsLarisa KhropovaWIM
🇷🇺RUS·1992
+7 −2 =9
18 games·last met Oct 2023
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Rankings
/
Russia
#945
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,048
in continent
World
#33,426
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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