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Kunin, Vitaly
GM🇩🇪FIDE 4128737· Male· Germany· Born in 1983
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Vitaly Kunin, a 43-year-old German Grandmaster, is rated 2512 and ranked 28th among German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2500 and 2525 for 8 months. 89 rated games in the past year (≈90/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM NLB 2026 round 3, 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026, and 1. Bundesliga AUT 2025-2026 Round 6-11. Also played 6 rapid events (including JERUSALEM OPEN 2025) recently. His peak of 2595 was reached at age 33 (May 2016, World #243 at the time).
Competes for Germany since Jul 2002. Awarded GM in 2006 (age 23), IM in 2002 (age 19), and FM in 2001 (age 18). At junior level, he reached World #32 in U20 and World #41 in U18.
Current rating
2512
Standard
Rpd2483·Blz2346
All-time high
2595
−83 pts below
May 2016 · age 33
May 2016 · age 33
Activity
82
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
68 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#28
#28 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
22 entries2025
Re-crossed 2500
at age 42
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2500
at age 42
Jun 2025
37th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 42 · rated 2542
Feb 2025
2016
Peak World rank: #243
at age 33 · rated 2595
May 2016
All-time peak 2595
at age 33 · −88 from today
May 2016
Peak German rank: #7
at age 33 · rated 2592
Apr 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+5
2507 → 2512
Tournaments
30
70 games
Score
44.5/ 7063.6%
32W25D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jun 2026 | 2/2 | #4 | 3195 | +6.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/7 | #1 | 2658 | +10.1 |
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 4.5/9 | #5 | 2454 | -6.7 |
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #30 | 2952 | +1.1 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/3 | #93 | 2463 | -1.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 3/5 | #27 | 2486 | -0.5 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #62 | 2303 | -2.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7.5/9 | #5 | 2566 | +5.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #410 | 3152 | +2.9 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #11 | 3122 | +2.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHagen PoetschGM
🇩🇪GER·2445
+5 −3 =3
11 games·last met May 2025
View head-to-head →
vsAlexander DonchenkoGM
🇩🇪GER·2640
+1 −2 =6
9 games·last met May 2026
View head-to-head →
vsSergey A. FedorchukGM
🇺🇦UKR·2593
+2 −2 =5
9 games·last met Dec 2025
View head-to-head →
vsDaniel FridmanGM
🇩🇪GER·2560
+0 −2 =6
8 games·last met Aug 2024
View head-to-head →
vsVitaly SivukGM
🇸🇪SWE·2511
+2 −0 =5
7 games·last met Dec 2025
View head-to-head →
Rankings
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Germany
#28
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#288
in continent
World
#501
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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