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Savchenko, Boris
GM🇷🇺FIDE 4147332· Male· Russia· Born in 1986
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Boris Savchenko, a 40-year-old Russian Grandmaster, is rated 2478 and ranked 42nd among Russian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +33 Elo over the past 12 months. 104 rated games in the past year (≈79/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Aeroflot Open 2026, Russian Chess Crown standard A, and ODISHA OPEN (THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTERS CHESS FESTIVAL 2025-26 Category 'A' 1900 & Above). Also played 3 rapid (including Rapid_Team Men Champ. 2025) and 4 blitz events (including Blitz_Team Men Champ. 2025) recently. His peak of 2655 was reached at age 23 (Apr 2009); he also reached World #71 in Jan 2009.
Awarded GM in 2007 (age 21), IM in 2004 (age 18), and FM in 2001 (age 15). At junior level, he reached World #14 in U20, World #10 in U18 and World #43 in U16.
Current rating
2478
Standard
Rpd2494·Blz2486
All-time high
2655
−177 pts below
Apr 2009 · age 23
Apr 2009 · age 23
Activity
113
games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo
91 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#42
#42 · Russian players · of 6,953
Career timeline
21 entries2015
Re-crossed 2600
at age 29
Dec 2015
2014
Re-crossed 2600
at age 28
Sep 2014
1,000 career games
at age 28
Mar 2014
2013
Re-crossed 2600
at age 27
Mar 2013
2010
Re-crossed 2650
at age 24
Mar 2010
2009
All-time peak 2655
at age 23 · −166 from today
Apr 2009
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+14
2464 → 2478
Tournaments
9
101 games
Score
58/ 10157.4%
59W28D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 2.5/7 | #52 | 2377 | -11.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #18 | 2636 | +23.5 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 8/10 | #1 | 2618 | +20.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 8/10 | #4 | 2424 | +4.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2499 | +4.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/9 | #121 | 2094 | -26.9 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 7/9 | #2 | 2632 | +21.5 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #34 | 2136 | -22.1 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 7.5/9 | #2 | 2479 | +8.0 |
Worst Elo result: 16 th Chennai Open International Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2025 for Sakthi Group Dr.N.Mahalingam Trophy (-26.9 Elo, finished #121).
Most-Played Opponents
vsPavel PonkratovGM
🇷🇺RUS·2538
+12 −10 =4
26 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsNikita AfanasievGM
🇷🇺RUS·2549
+10 −4 =11
25 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsVladimir ZakhartsovGM
🇷🇺RUS·2432
+9 −8 =8
25 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsDmitry BocharovGM
🇷🇺RUS·2540
+7 −7 =7
21 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsZhamsaran TsydypovGM
🇷🇺RUS·2507
+6 −7 =7
20 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Russia
#42
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#183
in continent
World
#757
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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