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Kovtun, Sergei
IM🇺🇦FIDE 4143973· Male· Ukraine· Born in 1953
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Sergei Kovtun, a 73-year-old Ukrainian International Master, is rated 2214 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 41 months (2014–2017), 17 months (2018–2019), 66 months (2019–2025, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2025–2026). Recent appearance: Champions Cup Chess Tournament 2026. Also played 2 rapid (including Cup of group companies "Sokol"_RAPID Grand-Prix of Russia 2026) and 1 blitz events (including Senior Men Russian Championship 2025_Blitz) recently. His peak of 2426 was reached at age 48 (Oct 2001); he also reached Ukrainian #83 in Jul 2002.
Competes for Ukraine since Jan 2003. Awarded IM in 2003 (age 50).
Current rating
2214
Standard
Rpd2111·Blz2151
All-time high
2426
−212 pts below
Oct 2001 · age 48
Oct 2001 · age 48
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 3%
#7,434 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
22 entries2025
52nd 70-75 player worldwide
at age 72 · rated 2238
Nov 2025
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2238 → returned at 2214
Apr 2025
2020
99th 65-70 player worldwide
at age 67 · rated 2273
Aug 2020
2019
Inactive for 66 months
paused at 2273 → returned at 2238
Sep 2019
2018
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2289 → returned at 2273
Mar 2018
2017
3rd Ukrainian 60-65 player
at age 64 · rated 2289
Dec 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-24
2238 → 2214
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
2/ 922.2%
0W4D5L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 2/9 | #9 | 2025 | -24.0 |
Rankings
/
Ukraine
#175
out of 3,843 players
Europe
#5,169
in continent
World
#7,434
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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