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Inarkiev, Ernesto
GM🇷🇺FIDE 4162722· Male· Russia· Born in 1985
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Ernesto Inarkiev, a 41-year-old Russian Grandmaster, is rated 2653 and ranked 4th among Russian players, and 62nd worldwide. He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months) and took a 16-month break between Jun 2024 and Nov 2025. Recent appearance: Team Championship Moscow 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including Rapid_Team Men Champ. 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Blitz_Team Men Champ. 2025) recently. His peak of 2732 was reached at age 31 (Sep 2016, World #25 at the time); he has been in the world top 100 for 192 months and counting (15 consecutive years on his current run).
Competes for Russia since Sep 2024. Awarded GM in 2003 (age 18) and IM in 2001 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #4 in U20, World #7 in U18 and World #9 in U16.
Current rating
2653
Standard
Rpd2614·Blz2514
All-time high
2732
−79 pts below
Sep 2016 · age 31
Sep 2016 · age 31
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
1 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#4
#4 · Russian players · of 6,983
World top 100 since Jul 2006
World top 100 since Jul 2006
Career timeline
28 entries2026
192 months in world top 100 (ongoing)
longest streak 190 months · since Jan 2004
May 2026
Peak Russian rank: #4
at age 41 · rated 2653
Jan 2026
5th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 41 · rated 2653
Jan 2026
2024
Switched federation: FID → RUS
at age 39
Sep 2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2650 → returned at 2653
Jun 2024
2022
Switched federation: RUS → FID
at age 37
Nov 2022
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+3
2650 → 2653
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
1/ 714.3%
3W3D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #74 | 3260 | +2.5 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBoris GelfandGM
🇮🇱ISR·2635
+9 −14 =17
40 games·last met Dec 2018
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vsSergey KarjakinGM
🇷🇺RUS·2750
+6 −16 =13
35 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsEvgeny TomashevskyGM
🇷🇺RUS·2681
+4 −5 =16
25 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsDmitry JakovenkoGM
🇷🇺RUS·2682
+6 −4 =12
22 games·last met Aug 2019
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vsIan NepomniachtchiGM
🇷🇺RUS·2729
+5 −10 =7
22 games·last met Dec 2018
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Rankings
/
Russia
#4
out of 13,952 players
Asia-Pacific
#25
in continent
World
#62
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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