Volkov, Sergei

Sergei Volkov, a 37-year-old Russian FIDE Master, is rated 2194 and sitting in the top 5% of Russian players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +52 Elo over the past 12 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Russian Chess Crown standard A, Pushchino Winter Chess Championship 2026, and VO Moscow. October 2025. Also played 6 rapid (including Russian Chess Crown rapid B (27.02)) and 3 blitz events (including Russian Chess Crown blitz C) recently. He took a 12-month break between Jun 2022 and Jul 2023. His peak of 2356 was reached at age 27 (Oct 2016).

Awarded FM in 2013 (age 24). At junior level, he reached #44 and #63 nationally in U20 and U18.