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Bigaliev, Renat

Bigaliev, Renat

IM🇷🇺

FIDEFIDE 4126289· Male· Russia· Born in 1979

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Renat Bigaliev, a 47-year-old Russian International Master, is rated 2404 — just 26 short of his peak of 2430 (Aug 2019, age 40) and sitting in the top 1% of Russian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 30 months (2008–2010), 40 months (2010–2014), 22 months (2014–2016), 36 months (2016–2019) and 68 months (2019–2025, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: 1st FUJAIRAH Global Chess Championships - Masters. He reached Russian #63 in Sep 2025.

Awarded IM in 2001 (age 22).

Current rating

2404

Standard

Rpd2449·Blz2405

All-time high

2430

−26 pts below
Aug 2019 · age 40

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 1%

#72 · Russian players · of 6,953

Career timeline

15 entries
2025
Peak Russian rank: #63
at age 46 · rated 2417
Sep 2025
80th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 46 · rated 2417
Aug 2025
2020
8th Russian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2430
Jul 2020
2019
All-time peak 2430
at age 40 · −26 from today
Aug 2019
Inactive for 68 months
paused at 2430 → returned at 2417
Aug 2019
2016
Inactive for 36 months
paused at 2413 → returned at 2427
Mar 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs S AswathIM 2,500
1st FUJAIRAH Global Chess Championships - Masters · Aug 2025 · +1.3 Elo
Evolution
-13
2417 → 2404
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
3.5/ 843.8%
1W5D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
1st FUJAIRAH Global Chess Championships - Masters
Open Swiss
Aug 20253.5/8#1302298-12.9

Rankings

/
Russia
#72
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#342
in continent
World
#1,589
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
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5
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7
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8
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9
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10
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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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World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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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
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2,753
9
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