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Ovetchkin, Roman

GM🇷🇺

FIDEFIDE 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

Activity

19

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 1%

#57 · Russian players · of 6,953

Career timeline

21 entries
2024
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

Top opponent
Gidrostroy Cup 2025 · Jul 2025 · +1.0 Elo
Evolution
-23
24722449
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5.5/ 961.1%
5W1D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSoigina KomissarovaWFM2,075·Gidrostroy Cup 2025·R6·+1.0
2.[W]vsDmitrij Den2,006·Gidrostroy Cup 2025·R8·+0.7
3.[W]vsAndrey Frizuk1,875·Gidrostroy Cup 2025·R2·+0.4
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsDaniil KaminskiiCM1,801·Gidrostroy Cup 2025·R3·-9.8
2.[L]vsDmitriy Dunaev1,815·Gidrostroy Cup 2025·R1·-9.7
3.[L]vsZhamsaran TsydypovGM2,514·Gidrostroy Cup 2025·R9·-4.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
Jul 20255.5/9#162052-23.0
Worst Elo result: Gidrostroy Cup 2025 (-23.0 Elo, finished #16).

Most-Played Opponents

Rankings

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Russia
#57
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#235
in continent
World
#1,025
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Russia
1
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2,733
2
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2,684
3
🇷🇺Morozevich, AlexanderFollow Alexander MorozevichTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,654
4
🇷🇺Dubov, DaniilFollow Daniil DubovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,649
5
🇷🇺Inarkiev, ErnestoFollow Ernesto InarkievTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,641
5
🇷🇺Artemiev, VladislavFollow Vladislav ArtemievTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,641
7
🇷🇺Grischuk, AlexanderFollow Alexander GrischukTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,628
8
🇷🇺Matlakov, MaximFollow Maxim MatlakovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,599
9
🇷🇺Popov, IvanFollow Ivan PopovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,595
10
🇷🇺Zemlyanskii, IvanFollow Ivan ZemlyanskiiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,594
...
57🇷🇺Ovetchkin, Roman2,449
Asia-Pacific
1
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
1
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
3
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
4
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
5
🇮🇳Anand, ViswanathanFollow Viswanathan AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇨🇳Ding, LirenFollow Liren DingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,738
7
🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa RFollow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
8
🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, IanFollow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,733
9
🇮🇳Gukesh DFollow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
10
🇻🇳Le, Quang LiemFollow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,731
...
235🇷🇺Ovetchkin, Roman2,449
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
1025🇷🇺Ovetchkin, Roman2,449