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Cukovs, Oleg
🇬🇧FIDE 415227· Male· England· Born in 1971
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Oleg Cukovs, a 55-year-old English player, is rated 1867. He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 22 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 49th Blackpool Chess Conference 13-15 February 2026 - Major, 62nd Hull Congress Under 2000, and 17th Leyland Chess Congress - Open. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 UK Open Blitz: Manchester Qualifier) recently. He took a 30-month break between Feb 2022 and Sep 2024. His peak of 1949 was reached at age 44 (Oct 2015).
Current rating
1867
Standard
Rpd1905·Blz1938
All-time high
1949
−82 pts below
Oct 2015 · age 44
Oct 2015 · age 44
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#56,654
#56,654 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+49 Elo)
1839 → 1888
Dec 2024
100 career games
at age 53
Sep 2024
2022
42nd English 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1839
Apr 2022
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 1839 → returned at 1880
Feb 2022
2019
59th English 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 1915
Apr 2019
2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 45
Apr 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-21
1888 → 1867
Tournaments
4
15 games
Score
8/ 1553.3%
4W8D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/3 | #7 | 1934 | +4.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/4 | #39 | 2096 | +4.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1.5/4 | #34 | 1673 | -23.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/2 | #28 | 1745 | -7.6 |
Rankings
/
England
#901
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#41,552
in continent
World
#56,653
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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