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Ivanov, Mikhail M
GM🇷🇸FIDE 4114906· Male· Serbia· Born in 1969
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Mikhail M Ivanov, a 57-year-old Serbian Grandmaster, is rated 2276 and sitting in the top 4% of Serbian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +38 Elo over the past 12 months. 80 rated games in the past year (≈121/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Polufinale pojedinacnog prvenstva Srbije 2026 - OPEN, Pojedinacno prvenstvo Srbije za veterane 2026 - S50, and RADNICKICHESS IM Round Robin March 2026. Also played 3 rapid (including Trofej Kragujevca 2026) and 1 blitz events (including Bajramski sahovski festival "Ina Dizajn Inzenjering" - BLITZ) recently. His peak of 2497 was reached at age 39 (Oct 2008); he also reached Serbian #23 in Jul 2002.
Competes for Serbia since May 2022. Awarded GM in 2001 (age 32).
Current rating
2276
Standard
Rpd2344·Blz2308
All-time high
2497
−221 pts below
Oct 2008 · age 39
Oct 2008 · age 39
Activity
71
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
80 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#125 · Serbian players · of 3,079
Career timeline
28 entries2025
11th Serbian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2272
Dec 2025
2022
Switched federation: FID → SRB
at age 53
May 2022
Switched federation: RUS → FID
at age 53
Mar 2022
2020
10th Serbian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2345
Oct 2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2345 → returned at 2341
Apr 2020
2018
2,500 career games
at age 49
May 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+23
2253 → 2276
Tournaments
8
71 games
Score
48/ 7167.6%
35W26D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 4.5/9 | #4 | 2243 | -4.1 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/9 | #13 | 2283 | +2.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/7 | #2 | 2313 | +5.0 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 5/9 | #5 | 2276 | +0.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 8/9 | #2 | 2414 | +15.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 7/9 | #6 | 2071 | -7.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 7.5/10 | #9 | 2275 | +3.3 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/9 | #37 | 2350 | +12.5 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSinisa DrazicGM
🇷🇸SRB·2230
+0 −0 =13
13 games·last met Jan 2018
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vsMilko PopchevGM
🇧🇬BUL·2163
+0 −0 =12
12 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsAleksandr KarpatchevGM
🇷🇺RUS·2393
+1 −0 =10
11 games·last met Aug 2018
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vsSebastian PlischkiIM
🇩🇪GER·2282
+2 −0 =7
9 games·last met Jul 2019
View head-to-head →
vsBorko LajthajmGM
🇷🇸SRB·2253
+0 −0 =9
9 games·last met May 2018
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Rankings
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Serbia
#125
out of 4,274 players
Europe
#3,285
in continent
World
#4,881
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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