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Shapovalov, Viktor
🇷🇺FIDE 4166124· Male· Russia· Born in 1963
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Viktor Shapovalov, a 63-year-old Russian player, is rated 1918. He has fluctuated between 1918 and 2007 over the past 2 years. 28 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include A.S. Kiselev Memorial 2026, Championship Rostov region - 2026 (seniors), and Senior Men Russian Championship 2025. Also played 5 rapid (including Cup of group companies "Sokol"_RAPID Grand-Prix of Russia 2026) and 3 blitz events (including Southen Fed. District Chess Championship 2026. Blitz) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 14 months (2001–2002), 32 months (2002–2005), 112 months (2005–2014) and 84 months (2015–2022). His peak of 2262 was reached at age 39 (Jul 2002).
Current rating
1918
Standard
Rpd1892·Blz1924
All-time high
2262
−344 pts below
Jul 2002 · age 39
Jul 2002 · age 39
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#43,725
#43,725 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2024
100 career games
at age 61
Jun 2024
42nd Russian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2031
Jan 2024
2022
24th Russian 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 2166
Sep 2022
2015
Inactive for 84 months
paused at 2169 → returned at 2166
Aug 2015
2014
59th Russian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2221
Nov 2014
2005
Inactive for 112 months
paused at 2249 → returned at 2221
Apr 2005
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-14
1932 → 1918
Tournaments
4
31 games
Score
16/ 3151.6%
12W8D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/5 | #9 | 2118 | -28.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/7 | #6 | 1840 | -14.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/9 | #35 | 2048 | +20.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/7 | #9 | 1949 | +7.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsViktor Rasskazov
🇷🇺RUS·2159
+2 −18 =3
23 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsEvgeniya SukharevaWFM
🇷🇺RUS·2133
+4 −13 =4
21 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsYiakov Bestchastny
🇷🇺RUS·2069
+2 −8 =10
20 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsAlexander TretiakovFM
🇷🇺RUS·1972
+5 −6 =0
11 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsDmitriy Kuzin
🇷🇺RUS·1961
+6 −3 =2
11 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
/
Russia
#1,174
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,173
in continent
World
#43,724
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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