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GV
Galkin, Vladimir
🇷🇺FIDE 4135989· Male· Russia· Born in 1981
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Vladimir Galkin, a 45-year-old Russian player, is rated 1891. He has slipped back 50 Elo over the past 12 months. 95 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include VO Moscow. April 2026, VPHS_Petrosyan Memorial 2026 January STANDARD-A, and VPHS_BOTVINNIK CHESS CUP 2025 June STANDARD_A. Also played 1 rapid event (including VPHS_CHESS PLAZA 2025 September RAPID-B) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 47 months (2004–2008), 45 months (2010–2014), 23 months (2017–2019) and 26 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2249 was reached at age 22 (Jul 2003).
Current rating
1891
Standard
Rpd2042·Blz1963
All-time high
2249
−358 pts below
Jul 2003 · age 22
Jul 2003 · age 22
Activity
81
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
80 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#50,342
#50,342 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
22 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+161 Elo)
1796 → 1957
May 2024
2023
6-month rising streak
+108 Elo
Oct 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2000
at age 41
Dec 2022
55th Russian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2034
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 2048 → returned at 2034
Jan 2020
2017
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2103 → returned at 2093
Oct 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-37
1928 → 1891
Tournaments
11
75 games
Score
43/ 7557.3%
35W16D24L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/6 | #21 | 1611 | -46.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/8 | #6 | 1952 | +7.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/8 | #15 | 1796 | -23.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/8 | #2 | 2035 | +29.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/8 | #4 | 1996 | +22.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/7 | #26 | 1910 | +1.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/5 | #47 | 1668 | -42.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/6 | #28 | 1927 | +1.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/5 | #45 | 1953 | +5.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/5 | #17 | 2199 | +7.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAndrey Popkov
🇷🇺RUS·1980
+6 −7 =0
13 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsDmitry LosevIM
🇷🇺RUS·1971
+4 −8 =0
12 games·last met May 2017
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vsAlexander Safronov
🇷🇺RUS·1770
+8 −0 =1
9 games·last met May 2024
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vsArtour Belokon
🇷🇺RUS·1793
+4 −3 =1
8 games·last met May 2025
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vsValery V. KedrovFM
🇷🇺RUS·1865
+2 −5 =1
8 games·last met Apr 2024
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Rankings
/
Russia
#1,297
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,934
in continent
World
#50,341
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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