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Malakhov, Vladimir

Malakhov, Vladimir

GM

FIDEFIDE 4120787· Male· FIDE (no federation)· Born in 1980

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Vladimir Malakhov, a 46-year-old Grandmaster, is rated 2597 and ranked 6th among FID players, and 161st worldwide. He has held steady between 2600 and 2625 for 6 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈47/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team Cup of Russia 2025 (men), Superfinal Men Championship 2025, and The XXII Karpov International Chess Tournament. His peak of 2732 was reached at age 30 (Jul 2010); he also reached World #17 in Apr 2004 and spent 212 months in the world top 100.

Competes for FIDE (no federation) since Jun 2022. Awarded GM in 2001 (age 21).

Current rating

2597

Standard

Rpd2643·Blz2596

All-time high

2732

−135 pts below
Jul 2010 · age 30

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#6

#6 · FID players · of 720
212 months in World top 100 (2001–2025)

Career timeline

22 entries
2026
5th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 46 · rated 2620
Jan 2026
2025
212 months in world top 100
longest streak 212 months · since Jan 2001
Dec 2025
2022
3rd 40-45 player worldwide
at age 42 · rated 2651
Aug 2022
Switched federation: RUS → FID
at age 42
Jun 2022
2018
1,000 career games
at age 38
Sep 2018
2016
Re-crossed 2700
at age 36
Dec 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Daniil DubovGM 2,684
Superfinal Men Championship 2025 · Oct 2025 · +0.7 Elo
Evolution
-45
2642 → 2597
Tournaments
4
32 games
Score
16/ 3250.0%
7W18D7L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAndrey Kobelev2,212·Team Cup of Russia 2025 (men)·R4·-9.1
2.[L]vsDmitrij RodinIM2,243·Team Cup of Russia 2025 (men)·R5·-9.0
3.[L]vsAleksey ProkhorovFM2,270·Team men PL chess final 2026·R8·-8.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team men PL chess final 2026
Team
Apr 20263/7#442355-23.4
Team Cup of Russia 2025 (men)
Team
Nov 20253/5#212294-13.7
Superfinal Men Championship 2025
Round-Robin
Oct 20255.5/11#92584-8.8
The XXII Karpov International Chess Tournament
Round-Robin
Jul 20254.5/9#42648+0.6
Worst Elo result: Team men PL chess final 2026 (-23.4 Elo, finished #44).

Most-Played Opponents

vsDaniil DubovGM
🇷🇺RUS·2649
+6 −2 =7
15 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsAlexander GrischukGM
🇷🇺RUS·2628
+0 −5 =10
15 games·last met May 2025
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vsAleksey DreevGM
🇷🇺RUS·2577
+0 −3 =11
14 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsEvgeny TomashevskyGM
🇷🇺RUS·2681
+1 −2 =10
13 games·last met May 2025
View head-to-head →
vsIan NepomniachtchiGM
🇷🇺RUS·2733
+4 −3 =6
13 games·last met May 2025
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
FIDE (no federation)
#6
out of 953 players
Special
#6
in continent
World
#161
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
FIDE (no federation)
1
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2,710
2
Svidler, PeterFollow Peter SvidlerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,682
3
Murzin, VolodarFollow Volodar MurzinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,650
4
Grebnev, AlekseyFollow Aleksey GrebnevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,625
5
Khanin, SemenFollow Semen KhaninTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,599
62,597
6
Nesterov, ArseniyFollow Arseniy NesterovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
8
Paravyan, DavidFollow David ParavyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,593
9
Rakhmanov, AleksandrFollow Aleksandr RakhmanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,590
10
Najer, EvgeniyFollow Evgeniy NajerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,583
Special
1
Andreikin, DmitryFollow Dmitry AndreikinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,710
2
Svidler, PeterFollow Peter SvidlerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,682
3
Murzin, VolodarFollow Volodar MurzinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,650
4
Grebnev, AlekseyFollow Aleksey GrebnevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,625
5
Khanin, SemenFollow Semen KhaninTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,599
62,597
6
Nesterov, ArseniyFollow Arseniy NesterovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
8
Paravyan, DavidFollow David ParavyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,593
9
Rakhmanov, AleksandrFollow Aleksandr RakhmanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,590
10
Najer, EvgeniyFollow Evgeniy NajerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,583
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
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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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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