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Maximov, Oleg
FM🇷🇴FIDE 4176960· Male· Romania· Born in 1965
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Oleg Maximov, a 61-year-old Romanian FIDE Master, is rated 2160 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 3 years. 45 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sasomi Open - 4th ed., Classic Chess Meteor Cup, and Gheorghe Cristian Memorial - Centrocoop Trophy 38th ed. - Open. Also played 2 rapid events (including Romanian Navy Day Cup - 14th ed.) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 26 months (2006–2008) and 65 months (2010–2016). His peak of 2401 was reached at age 39 (Apr 2004); he also reached Romanian #2 in Nov 2009.
Competes for Romania since Feb 2024. Awarded FM in 2023 (age 58). Earned a IM norm at Aeroflot Festival 2004 Tmnt B.
Current rating
2160
Standard
Rpd2198·Blz2230
All-time high
2401
−241 pts below
Apr 2004 · age 39
Apr 2004 · age 39
Activity
51
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
39 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#10,566 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2026
4th Romanian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2179
Feb 2026
2024
Switched federation: FID → ROU
at age 59
Feb 2024
2023
Switched federation: RUS → FID
at age 58
Apr 2023
FM title awardedFM
at age 58
Jan 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 57
Jul 2022
2021
7th Romanian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2219
Jul 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-5
2165 → 2160
Tournaments
5
39 games
Score
28.5/ 3973.1%
23W11D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/8 | #121 | 1939 | -19.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/7 | #2 | 2136 | +2.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/7 | #2 | 2251 | +9.3 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6/8 | #6 | 2178 | +3.9 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6.5/9 | #4 | 2109 | -0.9 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlexandru-Francisc Kutnik
🇷🇴ROU·1953
+6 −3 =1
10 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsDaniel Dumitrascu
🇷🇴ROU·1770
+4 −0 =3
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsDaniel-Iulian Panainte
🇷🇴ROU·1891
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsIonut BuzbuchiFM
🇷🇴ROU·2005
+4 −0 =2
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsAurelian Ciobanu
🇷🇴ROU·2049
+0 −0 =5
5 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
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Romania
#142
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#7,531
in continent
World
#10,566
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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