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Zhikharev, Valeriy
🇷🇺FIDE 4161920· Male· Russia· Born in 1948
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Valeriy Zhikharev, a 78-year-old Russian player, is rated 2105 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 12-month break between Mar 2012 and Apr 2013. Recent appearance: Seniors SZFO Championship 2026. Also played 6 rapid (including Russian Seniors Team Rapid Championship 2026) and 9 blitz events (including Russian Seniors Team Blitz Championship 2026) recently. His peak of 2212 was reached at age 67 (May 2015).
Current rating
2105
Standard
Rpd2043·Blz2036
All-time high
2212
−107 pts below
May 2015 · age 67
May 2015 · age 67
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 7%
#14,953 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 78
Feb 2026
2025
83rd 75-80 player worldwide
at age 77 · rated 2096
Dec 2025
2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 75
Apr 2023
2019
20th Russian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2161
Dec 2019
2015
36th Russian 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 2212
Oct 2015
Crossed 2200
at age 67
May 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+9
2096 → 2105
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
5.5/ 778.6%
5W1D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/7 | #1 | 2138 | +9.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsValentin VlassowFM
🇷🇺RUS·2097
+2 −17 =7
26 games·last met May 2026
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vsVladimir I. OsmolnyFM
🇷🇺RUS·2106
+7 −4 =14
25 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsVladimir Polevoi
🇷🇺RUS·1855
+19 −2 =3
24 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsViktor Ignatyev
🇷🇺RUS·2123
+8 −5 =9
22 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsOdisey SuleymanyantsFM
🇷🇺RUS·2117
+5 −14 =2
21 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Russia
#503
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,084
in continent
World
#14,953
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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