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Tanygin, Valerij
🇷🇺FIDE 4133404· Male· Russia· Born in 1957
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Valerij Tanygin, a 69-year-old Russian player, is rated 1826. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 23 months (2005–2007), 34 months (2007–2010), 23 months (2011–2013) and 35 months (2021–2024). Recent appearance: R.H.Gumerov Memorial - 2025 open. Also played 2 rapid (including R.H.Gumerov Memorial 2025_RAPID Grand-Prix of Russia) and 2 blitz events (including R.H.Gumerov Memorial 2025_BLITZ Grand-Prix of Russia) recently. His peak of 2167 was reached at age 50 (Oct 2007).
Current rating
1826
Standard
Rpd1841·Blz1839
All-time high
2167
−341 pts below
Oct 2007 · age 50
Oct 2007 · age 50
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#68,404
#68,404 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2024
61st Russian 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 1888
Nov 2024
2021
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1914 → returned at 1888
Aug 2021
2018
100 career games
at age 61
Aug 2018
2014
Re-crossed 2100
at age 57
Sep 2014
2013
84th Russian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2121
Nov 2013
2011
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2148 → returned at 2121
Sep 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-62
1888 → 1826
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
4.5/ 950.0%
3W3D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #48 | 1584 | -62.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVladimir MatveevFM
🇷🇺RUS·2287
+1 −6 =1
8 games·last met May 2021
View head-to-head →
vsRoman NovoselovFM
🇷🇺RUS·2260
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met May 2025
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vsYulia Tanygina
🇷🇺RUS·1651
+2 −0 =4
6 games·last met May 2026
View head-to-head →
vsVadim Odintsov
🇷🇺RUS·2174
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
/
Russia
#1,701
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#8,244
in continent
World
#68,403
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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