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Samusenko, Maksim
IM🇷🇺FIDE 4112253· Male· Russia· Born in 1997
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Maksim Samusenko, a 29-year-old Russian International Master, is rated 2455 — just 14 short of his peak of 2469 (May 2021, age 24) and sitting in the top 1% of Russian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2450 and 2500 for 15 months. 44 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Aeroflot Open 2026, Russian Chess Crown standard A, and FONBET XXI Gubernator Cup Ugra 2025. Also played 10 rapid (including Rapid_Team Men Champ. 2025) and 8 blitz events (including Blitz_Team Men Champ. 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2014–2015) and 14 months (2021–2023). He reached Russian #47 in Sep 2025.
Awarded IM in 2020 (age 23) and FM in 2014 (age 17). At junior level, he reached World #78 in U20, World #96 in U18, World #73 in U14 and #12 and #37 nationally in U16 and U12.
Current rating
2455
Standard
Rpd2387·Blz2357
All-time high
2469
−14 pts below
May 2021 · age 24
May 2021 · age 24
Activity
56
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
44 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#55 · Russian players · of 6,953
Career timeline
19 entries2025
Peak Russian rank: #47
at age 28 · rated 2454
Sep 2025
2024
500 career games
at age 27
Mar 2024
2021
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2461 → returned at 2457
Oct 2021
All-time peak 2469
at age 24 · −18 from today
May 2021
2020
IM title awardedIM
at age 23 · 90th FIDE Congress 2019
Mar 2020
2017
78th U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2428
Sep 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+3
2452 → 2455
Tournaments
5
44 games
Score
29/ 4465.9%
20W18D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #5 | 2470 | +4.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/6 | #161 | 2249 | -16.9 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7/10 | #6 | 2561 | +14.9 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/9 | #7 | 2405 | -1.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRamil FaizrakhmanovIM
FID·2421
+14 −18 =37
69 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsAzat SharafievIM
🇷🇺RUS·2431
+6 −16 =31
53 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsRamil HasangatinGM
🇷🇺RUS·2428
+10 −9 =26
45 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsDmitry V OspennikovFM
🇷🇺RUS·2192
+23 −8 =9
40 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsPavel ToropovFM
🇷🇺RUS·2308
+14 −4 =14
32 games·last met Dec 2023
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Rankings
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Russia
#55
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#224
in continent
World
#966
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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