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Epishin, Vladimir
GM🇷🇺FIDE 4162714· Male· Russia· Born in 1965
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Vladimir Epishin, a 61-year-old Russian Grandmaster, is rated 2274 and sitting in the top 3% of Russian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has slipped back 102 Elo over the past 12 months. 64 rated games in the past year (≈108/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include St. Petersburg 99th Championship, Final, Men, Grand-Open in "Galeria", Stage 4, and Grand-Open in "Galeria", Stage 3. Also played 4 rapid (including Petersburg Summer 2025 Rapid Grand Prix) and 6 blitz events (including M.Chigorin Memorial 2025 Blitz) recently. His peak of 2658 was reached at age 38 (Oct 2003, World #37 at the time); he spent 12 months in the world top 100.
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 36).
Current rating
2274
Standard
Rpd2272·Blz2239
All-time high
2658
−384 pts below
Oct 2003 · age 38
Oct 2003 · age 38
Activity
51
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
64 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#213 · Russian players · of 6,983
12 months in World top 100 (2002–2005)
12 months in World top 100 (2002–2005)
Career timeline
24 entries2026
5th Russian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2312
Jan 2026
2021
11th 55-60 player worldwide
at age 56 · rated 2522
Oct 2021
2,500 career games
at age 56
May 2021
2020
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2527 → returned at 2522
Feb 2020
2016
8th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 51 · rated 2569
Nov 2016
2013
9th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 48 · rated 2612
Apr 2013
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-102
2376 → 2274
Tournaments
8
64 games
Score
39.5/ 6461.7%
26W27D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/9 | #11 | 2140 | -17.9 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/7 | #15 | 2009 | -20.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/7 | #10 | 2192 | -7.9 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6.5/9 | #10 | 2221 | -9.5 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/7 | #9 | 2126 | -14.0 |
Rankings
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Russia
#213
out of 13,952 players
Asia-Pacific
#901
in continent
World
#4,931
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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