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Popov, Ivan

GM🇷🇺

FIDEFIDE 4170350· Male· Russia· Born in 1990

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Ivan Popov, a 36-year-old Russian Grandmaster, is rated 2610 and ranked 8th among Russian players, and 137th worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 12-month break between May 2024 and Jun 2025. His peak of 2661 was reached at age 25 (Sep 2015, World #78 at the time); he has been in Russian top 10 for 35 months and counting (2 consecutive years on his current run).

Awarded GM in 2007 (age 17) and IM in 2004 (age 14). At junior level, he reached World #9 in U20, World #6 in U18, World #8 in U16, World #4 in U14 and World #20 in U12.

Current rating

2610

Standard

Rpd2577·Blz2554

All-time high

2661

−51 pts below
Sep 2015 · age 25

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#8

#8 · Russian players · of 6,983
National top 10 since Jun 2024

Career timeline

29 entries
2026
35 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
longest streak 24 months · since Jan 2023
May 2026
2025
Peak Russian rank: #8
at age 35 · rated 2610
Jul 2025
2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2613 → returned at 2610
May 2024
2019
Re-crossed 2600
at age 29
Aug 2019
Re-crossed 2600
at age 29
May 2019
2018
1,000 career games
at age 28
May 2018

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Artem KarpenkoFM 2,343
Team men PL chess final 2026 · Apr 2026 · +1.8 Elo
Evolution
0
2610 → 2610
Score
0/ 60.0%
2W2D2L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsArtem KarpenkoFM2,343·Team men PL chess final 2026·R1·+1.8
2.[W]vsVladimir ShkuratovFM2,322·Team men PL chess final 2026·R6·+1.6
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsVladimir MaslovskiyFM2,310·Team men PL chess final 2026·R5·-8.5
2.[L]vsPavel PonkratovGM2,546·Team men PL chess final 2026·R7·-5.9

Most-Played Opponents

vsBoris GrachevGM
🇷🇺RUS·2586
+0 −1 =17
18 games·last met Sep 2022
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vsVadim ZvjaginsevGM
🇷🇺RUS·2529
+2 −6 =8
16 games·last met Jul 2023
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vsIan NepomniachtchiGM
🇷🇺RUS·2729
+3 −6 =7
16 games·last met Dec 2019
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vsBoris SavchenkoGM
🇷🇺RUS·2489
+6 −1 =7
14 games·last met May 2026
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vsDmitry AndreikinGM
FID·2710
+1 −4 =9
14 games·last met Jun 2013
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Russia
#8
out of 13,952 players
Asia-Pacific
#42
in continent
World
#137
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Russia
1
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2,729
2
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2,684
3
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2,654
4
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2,653
4
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2,653
6
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2,641
6
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2,641
82,610
9
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2,598
10
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2,595
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,780
2
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2,776
3
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2,753
4
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2,751
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,733
8
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2,732
9
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2,731
10
🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, IanFollow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
...
42🇷🇺Popov, Ivan2,610
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
...
137🇷🇺Popov, Ivan2,610