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Smolin, Sergey
IM🇺🇦FIDE 4131177· Male· Ukraine· Born in 1957
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Sergey Smolin, a 69-year-old Ukrainian International Master, is rated 1967. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 14 months. 53 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 65, and Primorsko open-A tournament. Also played 3 rapid (including Open Milenium 15.02.2026, Under the aegis of BSCF) and 1 blitz events recently. He took a 26-month break between Jul 2012 and Oct 2014. His peak of 2415 was reached at age 44 (Jan 2001, Ukrainian #91 at the time).
Competes for Ukraine since Aug 2014. Awarded IM in 2001 (age 44).
Current rating
1967
Standard
Rpd1924·Blz2024
All-time high
2415
−448 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 44
Jan 2001 · age 44
Activity
62
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
53 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#33,248
#33,248 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2025
500 career games
at age 68
Jul 2025
2023
6th Ukrainian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2101
Aug 2023
2022
10th Ukrainian 60-65 player
at age 65 · rated 2189
Apr 2022
2021
Best 12-month gain (+87 Elo)
2102 → 2189
Oct 2021
2016
100 career games
at age 59
Nov 2016
2014
Switched federation: RUS → UKR
at age 57
Aug 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-10
1977 → 1967
Tournaments
5
52 games
Score
23.5/ 5245.2%
21W15D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/11 | #357 | 2014 | +4.7 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/11 | #127 | 1980 | +1.5 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/9 | #28 | 1814 | -17.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/9 | #24 | 1972 | +1.7 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/6 | #4 | 1887 | -4.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSergey KlimenkoIM
🇺🇦UKR·2429
+9 −30 =24
63 games·last met Feb 2022
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vsAleksej LugovskojFM
🇺🇦UKR·2269
+22 −28 =13
63 games·last met Feb 2022
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vsVladimir Slobodeniuk
🇺🇦UKR·1952
+14 −25 =13
52 games·last met Jan 2022
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vsNikolai KushchIM
🇺🇦UKR·2334
+7 −24 =15
46 games·last met Dec 2021
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vsOlexandr Korotya
🇺🇦UKR·1933
+33 −4 =4
41 games·last met Jan 2022
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Rankings
/
Ukraine
#407
out of 3,843 players
Europe
#24,584
in continent
World
#33,247
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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