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Ovetchkin, Roman
GM🇷🇺FIDE 4119991· Male· Russia· Born in 1973
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Roman Ovetchkin, a 53-year-old Russian Grandmaster, is rated 2449 and sitting in the top 1% of Russian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 50-month break between Jan 2020 and Apr 2024 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Gidrostroy Cup 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including Gidrostroy Cup 2025_Rapid Grand Prix of Russia) and 1 blitz events (including Gidrostroy Cup 2025_Blitz Grand Prix of Russia) recently. His peak of 2573 was reached at age 29 (Oct 2002, World #165 at the time).
Awarded GM in 2005 (age 32) and IM in 2001 (age 28).
Current rating
2449
Standard
Rpd2355·Blz2335
All-time high
2573
−124 pts below
Oct 2002 · age 29
Oct 2002 · age 29
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#57 · Russian players · of 6,953
Career timeline
21 entries2024
1,000 career games
at age 51
Oct 2024
17th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 51 · rated 2520
Jun 2024
2020
Inactive for 50 months
paused at 2518 → returned at 2520
Jan 2020
2019
31st 45-50 player worldwide
at age 46 · rated 2538
Mar 2019
2017
38th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 44 · rated 2540
Sep 2017
2012
Re-crossed 2500
at age 39
May 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-23
2472 → 2449
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5.5/ 961.1%
5W1D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/9 | #16 | 2052 | -23.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMikhail PopovIM
🇷🇺RUS·2396
+7 −2 =5
14 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsPavel PonkratovGM
🇷🇺RUS·2538
+1 −8 =5
14 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsSergei IskusnyhGM
🇷🇺RUS·2440
+3 −2 =7
12 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsNikolay OgloblinIM
🇷🇺RUS·2340
+6 −3 =3
12 games·last met Sep 2022
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vsKirill KotlyarFM
🇷🇺RUS·2390
+3 −2 =6
11 games·last met Jan 2025
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Rankings
/
Russia
#57
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#235
in continent
World
#1,025
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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