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Sotnikov, Sergey

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FIDEFIDE 4151526· Male· Russia· Born in 1977

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Sergey Sotnikov, a 49-year-old Russian player, is rated 2213 — just 12 short of his peak of 2225 (Jan 2017, age 40) and sitting in the top 4% of Russian players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 40 months (2013–2017), 15 months (2017–2018) and 91 months (2018–2026). Recent appearance: CFO men team 2025. Also played 1 blitz event (including Slavyanskie korni 2025_blitz) recently.

Current rating

2213

Standard

Rpd—·Blz2064

All-time high

2225

−12 pts below
Jan 2017 · age 40

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 4%

#300 · Russian players · of 6,983

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
20th Russian 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2213
May 2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 49
Jan 2026
2019
64th Russian 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2199
Apr 2019
2018
Inactive for 91 months
paused at 2199 → returned at 2213
May 2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 41
May 2018
2017
66th Russian 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 2225
Oct 2017

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Sergey G. KaluginGM 2,396
CFO men team 2025 · Dec 2025 · +4.8 Elo
Evolution
+14
2199 → 2213
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
5/ 771.4%
4W2D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[D]vsSergey G. KaluginGM2,396·CFO men team 2025·R1·+4.8
2.[W]vsValery Gubar2,004·CFO men team 2025·R6·+4.6
3.[W]vsFedor Stepochkin2,000·CFO men team 2025·R2·+4.5
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsDmitrij RodinIM2,253·CFO men team 2025·R3·-8.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
CFO men team 2025
Team
Dec 20255/7#62239+13.6

Rankings

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Russia
#300
out of 13,952 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,232
in continent
World
#7,478
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Russia
1
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3
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4
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4
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2,653
6
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2,641
6
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2,641
8
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2,610
9
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2,598
10
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2,595
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300🇷🇺Sotnikov, Sergey2,213
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,780
2
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2,776
3
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2,753
4
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2,751
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,733
8
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2,732
9
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2,731
10
🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, IanFollow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
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1232🇷🇺Sotnikov, Sergey2,213
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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7478🇷🇺Sotnikov, Sergey2,213