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Shirshov, Pavel
🇷🇺FIDE 4132815· Male· Russia· Born in 1959
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Pavel Shirshov, a 67-year-old Russian player, is rated 2200 — just 10 short of his peak of 2210 (Sep 2017, age 58) and sitting in the top 5% of Russian players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 98-month break between Sep 2017 and Dec 2025. Recent appearance: Senior Men Russian Championship 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including B.A. Kustov Memorial_RAPID Grand Prix of Russia) and 2 blitz events (including Pearl of Kuzbass_M.I. Naidov Memorial 2025) recently.
Current rating
2200
Standard
Rpd2056·Blz2086
All-time high
2210
−10 pts below
Sep 2017 · age 58
Sep 2017 · age 58
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 5%
#319 · Russian players · of 6,953
Career timeline
10 entries2025
6th Russian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2200
Dec 2025
2017
39th Russian 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 2210
Nov 2017
Best 12-month gain (+34 Elo)
2176 → 2210
Sep 2017
Crossed 2200
at age 58
Sep 2017
All-time peak 2210
at age 58 · −10 from today
Sep 2017
Inactive for 98 months
paused at 2210 → returned at 2200
Sep 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-10
2210 → 2200
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
6/ 966.7%
6W0D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/9 | #6 | 2154 | -9.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNikolai VlassovIM
🇷🇺RUS·2322
+3 −13 =1
17 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsVladislav Gontcharov
🇷🇺RUS·2421
+0 −10 =1
11 games·last met Jul 2021
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vsVladimir NevostrujevGM
🇷🇺RUS·2373
+0 −8 =2
10 games·last met May 2025
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vsIgor Vlasov
🇷🇺RUS·2108
+5 −2 =3
10 games·last met Jul 2021
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vsPavel Karelov
🇷🇺RUS·1986
+6 −2 =1
9 games·last met May 2019
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Rankings
/
Russia
#319
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,318
in continent
World
#8,192
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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