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Karalkin, Maksim
FM🇷🇺FIDE 4136250· Male· Russia· Born in 1977
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Maksim Karalkin, a 49-year-old Russian FIDE Master, is rated 2120 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 21 months (2011–2012), 33 months (2012–2015), 37 months (2015–2018) and 71 months (2019–2025). Recent appearance: Team Leningrad region Chmp. 2025. Also played 3 rapid (including Petersburg Summer 2025 Rapid Grand Prix) and 1 blitz events (including North-West chess Championship 2026 men. BLITZ) recently. His peak of 2388 was reached at age 30 (Apr 2007).
Awarded FM in 2007 (age 30).
Current rating
2120
Standard
Rpd1958·Blz1935
All-time high
2388
−268 pts below
Apr 2007 · age 30
Apr 2007 · age 30
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 6%
#13,613 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
16 entries2026
31st Russian 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2120
May 2026
2019
Inactive for 71 months
paused at 2141 → returned at 2120
Sep 2019
79th Russian 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2174
Mar 2019
2015
Inactive for 37 months
paused at 2191 → returned at 2174
Sep 2015
2012
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 2203 → returned at 2191
Nov 2012
2011
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2210 → returned at 2203
Jan 2011
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-21
2141 → 2120
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5.5/ 961.1%
3W5D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #7 | 2020 | -21.0 |
Rankings
/
Russia
#469
out of 13,952 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,934
in continent
World
#13,613
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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