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Kulikov, Mikhail L
🇷🇺FIDE 4147847· Male· Russia· Born in 1976
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Mikhail L Kulikov, a 50-year-old Russian player, is rated 1909. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 16 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Wohlen Amateur Open 2025, ZuerichSee Amateur General Open 2025, and Biel Chess Festival 2025 - ATO. Also played 1 rapid event (including Chess on Bratislavskaya 12.01.2026) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2013–2014) and 110 months (2015–2024). His peak of 2052 was reached at age 25 (Jan 2001).
Current rating
1909
Standard
Rpd1973·Blz2005
All-time high
2052
−143 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 25
Jan 2001 · age 25
Activity
39
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#45,888
#45,888 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
100 career games
at age 49
Jan 2025
2024
59th Russian 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 1969
Aug 2024
Best 12-month gain (+45 Elo)
1924 → 1969
Aug 2024
2015
Inactive for 110 months
paused at 1924 → returned at 1947
Mar 2015
2014
K-factor lowered to 15
at age 38
May 2014
2013
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1991 → returned at 1939
Jan 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+2
1907 → 1909
Tournaments
4
21 games
Score
13.5/ 2164.3%
13W1D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/5 | #16 | 1901 | +0.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/6 | #9 | 1905 | +1.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/8 | #32 | 1950 | -0.4 |
Team | Jun 2025 | 1/1 | #11 | 2863 | +14.2 |
Rankings
/
Russia
#1,211
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,413
in continent
World
#45,887
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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