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Velikanov, Igor

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FIDEFIDE 4114256· Male· Russia· Born in 1960

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Igor Velikanov, a 66-year-old Russian FIDE Master, is rated 1940. He has slipped back 90 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent appearances: VO Moscow. October 2025 and Kolomenskaya versta 2025_OPEN. Also played 15 rapid (including Championship of the Moscow region rapid 2025) and 6 blitz events (including Championship of the Moscow region blitz 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2014–2015), 14 months (2018–2020) and 32 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2320 was reached at age 51 (May 2011).

Awarded FM in 2010 (age 50).

Current rating

1940

Standard

Rpd1927·Blz1817

All-time high

2320

−380 pts below
May 2011 · age 51

Activity

20

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#38,760

#38,760 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

18 entries
2026
35th Russian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1968
May 2026
2021
17th Russian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2206
Dec 2021
2020
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 2206 → returned at 2145
Feb 2020
2018
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2207 → returned at 2206
Nov 2018
2016
23rd Russian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2286
Oct 2016
2014
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2270 → returned at 2281
Nov 2014

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Pavel Lagashin 2,014
VO Moscow. October 2025 · Oct 2025 · +11.3 Elo
Evolution
-90
2030 → 1940
Tournaments
3
26 games
Score
16/ 2661.5%
10W12D4L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsVladislav Tim Musin1,599·Moscow region spring 2026_standard·R1·-17.5
2.[L]vsDaniil Kryukov1,872·VO Moscow. October 2025·R3·-12.7
3.[L]vsValery V. KedrovFM1,941·VO Moscow. October 2025·R8·-10.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Moscow region spring 2026_standard
Swiss
May 20265.5/9#51816-28.0
VO Moscow. October 2025
Open Swiss
Oct 20254.5/7#181889-27.2
Kolomenskaya versta 2025_OPEN
Swiss
Oct 20256/9#31815-34.6
Worst Elo result: Kolomenskaya versta 2025_OPEN (-34.6 Elo, finished #3).

Most-Played Opponents

vsDmitry KonenkinFM
🇷🇺RUS·2267
+3 −21 =7
31 games·last met Nov 2023
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vsYuri A. Ivanov
🇷🇺RUS·1877
+13 −3 =2
18 games·last met Jan 2023
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vsVladimir BeskovCM
🇷🇺RUS·1958
+10 −2 =3
15 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsVladimir BerestnevFM
🇷🇺RUS·2229
+2 −6 =7
15 games·last met Nov 2017
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vsIvan S. Losev
🇷🇺RUS·1964
+9 −5 =0
14 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings

/
Russia
#1,065
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,616
in continent
World
#38,759
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Russia
1
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2
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2,684
3
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2,654
4
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2,649
5
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2,641
5
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2,641
7
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2,628
8
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2,599
9
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2,595
10
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2,594
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1065🇷🇺Velikanov, Igor1,940
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,777
1
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2,777
3
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2,761
4
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2,753
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,735
8
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2,733
9
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2,732
10
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2,731
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4616🇷🇺Velikanov, Igor1,940
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
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2,767
7
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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
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2,753
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38759🇷🇺Velikanov, Igor1,940