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Potkin, Vladimir
GM🇷🇺FIDE 4131061· Male· Russia· Born in 1982
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Vladimir Potkin, a 44-year-old Russian Grandmaster, is rated 2548 and ranked 15th among Russian players, and 321st worldwide. He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months) and took a 24-month break between Oct 2023 and Nov 2025. Recent appearance: Team Championship Moscow 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including Rapid_Team Men Champ. 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Blitz_Team Men Champ. 2025) recently. His peak of 2684 was reached at age 29 (Nov 2011); he also reached World #52 in May 2011 and spent 18 months in the world top 100.
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 19) and IM in 2001 (age 19). At junior level, he reached World #6 in U20.
Current rating
2548
Standard
Rpd2508·Blz2457
All-time high
2684
−136 pts below
Nov 2011 · age 29
Nov 2011 · age 29
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#15
#15 · Russian players · of 6,953
18 months in World top 100 (2010–2013)
18 months in World top 100 (2010–2013)
Career timeline
19 entries2023
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 2555 → returned at 2551
Oct 2023
23rd 40-45 player worldwide
at age 41 · rated 2574
Apr 2023
2022
1,000 career games
at age 40
Jun 2022
2013
18 months in world top 100
since Nov 2010
May 2013
2012
Re-crossed 2650
at age 30
Sep 2012
2011
All-time peak 2684
at age 29 · −133 from today
Nov 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-7
2555 → 2548
Tournaments
2
3 games
Score
1.5/ 350.0%
0W3D0L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #117 | 2453 | -2.7 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #80 | 2243 | -3.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDenis KhismatullinGM
🇷🇺RUS·2522
+3 −3 =10
16 games·last met Oct 2019
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vsEvgeny AlekseevGM
🇮🇱ISR·2495
+3 −6 =6
15 games·last met Oct 2018
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vsAlexander MotylevGM
🇷🇴ROU·2550
+0 −4 =10
14 games·last met Aug 2021
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vsAlexander RiazantsevGM
🇷🇺RUS·2590
+2 −6 =4
12 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsVadim ZvjaginsevGM
🇷🇺RUS·2525
+1 −1 =9
11 games·last met Dec 2018
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Rankings
/
Russia
#15
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#82
in continent
World
#321
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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