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Pogonina, Natalija
WGM🇷🇺FIDE 4147855· Female· Russia· Born in 1985
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Natalija Pogonina, a 41-year-old Russian Woman Grandmaster, is rated 2286 and ranked 11th among Russian women, and in the top 2% worldwide. She has slipped back 54 Elo over the past 12 months. 50 rated games in the past year (≈57/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sakha Republic Head's Cup - Stage of Russia Cup 2026, Aeroflot Open 2026, and Team Cup of Russia 2025 (women). Also played 7 rapid (including Cup of group companies "Sokol"_RAPID Grand-Prix of Russia 2026) and 4 blitz events (including Sakha Republic Head's Cup Blitz 2026) recently. Her peak of 2508 was reached at age 29 (Jul 2014); she also reached Russian #71 in May 2022.
Awarded WGM in 2004 (age 19), WIM in 2003 (age 18), and WFM in 2001 (age 16). Earned a GM norm at Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2016 Masters. At junior level, she reached World #64 in U18 and #25 and #58 nationally in U20 and U16.
Current rating
2286
Standard
Rpd2280·Blz2199
All-time high
2508
−222 pts below
Jul 2014 · age 29
Jul 2014 · age 29
Activity
38
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
50 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#11
#11 · Russian women · of 1,429
Career timeline
20 entries2026
22nd Russian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2318
Apr 2026
2022
Peak Russian rank: #71
at age 37 · rated 2472
May 2022
2016
1,000 career games
at age 31
Mar 2016
2014
All-time peak 2508
at age 29 · −211 from today
Jul 2014
Re-crossed 2500
at age 29
May 2014
2010
Re-crossed 2500
at age 25
May 2010
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-53
2339 → 2286
Tournaments
6
51 games
Score
29.5/ 5157.8%
17W25D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #20 | 2194 | -10.5 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #17 | 2070 | -20.9 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/9 | #144 | 2305 | -2.1 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 4/5 | #6 | 2236 | -7.1 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #6 | 2182 | -10.9 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6/9 | #8 | 2325 | -0.7 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAnastasia BodnarukIM
🇷🇺RUS·2363
+15 −13 =15
43 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsValentina GuninaGM
FID·2374
+14 −15 =8
37 games·last met May 2026
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vsOlga GiryaGM
🇷🇺RUS·2380
+11 −6 =14
31 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsDaria CharochkinaIM
🇷🇺RUS·2307
+7 −4 =11
22 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsAlexandra KosteniukGM
🇨🇭SUI·2496
+6 −10 =5
21 games·last met Nov 2021
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Rankings
/
Russia
#196
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#847
in continent
World
#4,534
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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