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Zvjaginsev, Vadim
GM🇷🇺FIDE 4113403· Male· Russia· Born in 1976
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Vadim Zvjaginsev, a 50-year-old Russian Grandmaster, is rated 2525 and ranked 22nd among Russian players, and 422nd worldwide. He has held steady between 2525 and 2550 for 23 months. 73 rated games in the past year (≈50/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sakha Republic Head's Cup - Stage of Russia Cup 2026, Aeroflot Open 2026, and Final stage Cup of Russia 2025 (men). Also played 7 rapid (including Rapid_Team Men Champ. 2025) and 4 blitz events (including Blitz_Team Men Champ. 2025) recently. His peak of 2688 was reached at age 36 (Jan 2012); he also reached World #23 in Oct 2002 and spent 102 months in the world top 100, with a longest streak of 2 consecutive years.
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 25).
Current rating
2525
Standard
Rpd2456·Blz2494
All-time high
2688
−163 pts below
Jan 2012 · age 36
Jan 2012 · age 36
Activity
73
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
64 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#22
#22 · Russian players · of 6,953
102 months in World top 100 (2001–2017)
102 months in World top 100 (2001–2017)
Career timeline
21 entries2023
6th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 47 · rated 2598
Apr 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2600
at age 46
Jun 2022
2021
1,000 career games
at age 45
Dec 2021
2017
102 months in world top 100
longest streak 34 months · since Jan 2001
Jun 2017
7th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 41 · rated 2679
Feb 2017
2015
Re-crossed 2650
at age 39
Aug 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-15
2540 → 2525
Tournaments
7
55 games
Score
36/ 5565.5%
17W38D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 3.5/6 | #25 | 2485 | -3.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #7 | 2317 | -13.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/9 | #10 | 2559 | +2.7 |
Knockout | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | R16 | 2410 | -3.6 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 6/11 | #4 | 2626 | +15.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/9 | #3 | 2330 | -8.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/9 | #10 | 2388 | -9.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSergey VolkovGM
🇷🇺RUS·2382
+6 −2 =16
24 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsSanan SjugirovGM
🇭🇺HUN·2556
+4 −3 =13
20 games·last met May 2026
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vsPavel PonkratovGM
🇷🇺RUS·2538
+2 −7 =11
20 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsBoris SavchenkoGM
🇷🇺RUS·2478
+4 −2 =14
20 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsMaxim MatlakovGM
🇷🇺RUS·2599
+4 −3 =11
18 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
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Russia
#22
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#107
in continent
World
#422
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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