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Romanov, Evgeny
GM🇲🇰FIDE 4148843· Male· North Macedonia· Born in 1988
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Evgeny Romanov, a 38-year-old Grandmaster, is rated 2549 and ranked 1st among MKD players, and 315th worldwide. He has slipped back 36 Elo over the past 12 months. 76 rated games in the past year (≈84/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026, Israel National Team Championship 2026 1-4, and Ganja Open - 2025, Group A. Also played 2 rapid (including JERUSALEM OPEN 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Ekipno prvenstvo Crne Gore 2026 - Blitz) recently. His peak of 2662 was reached at age 25 (Jun 2013, World #80 at the time); he has been #1 for 189 months and counting (15 consecutive years on his current run).
Competes for North Macedonia since Jun 2024. Awarded GM in 2008 (age 20), IM in 2005 (age 17), and FM in 2001 (age 13). At junior level, he reached World #14 in U20, World #13 in U18, World #11 in U16 and World #16 in U14.
Current rating
2549
Standard
Rpd2508·Blz2492
All-time high
2662
−113 pts below
Jun 2013 · age 25
Jun 2013 · age 25
Activity
82
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
59 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#1
#1 · MKD players · of 308
#1 nationally since Oct 2008
#1 nationally since Oct 2008
Career timeline
28 entries2026
189 months in National #1 (ongoing)
longest streak 187 months · since Jul 2002
Jun 2026
2024
Switched federation: NOR → MKD
at age 36
Jun 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2600
at age 35
Feb 2023
2022
Switched federation: RUS → NOR
at age 34
Mar 2022
2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2599 → returned at 2594
Jan 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2600
at age 31
Dec 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-36
2585 → 2549
Tournaments
6
42 games
Score
26.5/ 4263.1%
18W17D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jun 2026 | 0.5/1 | #101 | 2483 | -0.9 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #97 | 2277 | -27.3 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 3/3 | #15 | 3259 | +11.5 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/9 | #7 | 2519 | -3.1 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 5/11 | #69 | 2542 | -4.7 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 7/9 | #1 | 2426 | -6.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPavel PonkratovGM
🇷🇺RUS·2538
+0 −10 =5
15 games·last met Aug 2021
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vsDmitry AndreikinGM
FID·2710
+1 −5 =6
12 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsEvgeny AlekseevGM
🇮🇱ISR·2495
+1 −2 =9
12 games·last met Jul 2021
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vsBoris GrachevGM
🇷🇺RUS·2586
+2 −5 =5
12 games·last met Oct 2016
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vsAleksandr RakhmanovGM
FID·2590
+3 −4 =3
10 games·last met Jul 2021
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Rankings
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North Macedonia
#1
out of 514 players
Europe
#181
in continent
World
#315
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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