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Popkov, Andrey
🇷🇺FIDE 4177061· Male· Russia· Born in 1965
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Andrey Popkov, a 61-year-old Russian player, is rated 1980. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 9 months. 61 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent appearance: VO Moscow. March 2026. Also played 5 rapid (including Senior Men February Rapid 2026) and 4 blitz events (including August blitz_seniors_men_Grand Prix of Russia 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 30 months (2012–2015), 12 months (2016–2017) and 14 months (2023–2024). His peak of 2215 was reached at age 51 (May 2016).
Current rating
1980
Standard
Rpd2158·Blz2184
All-time high
2215
−235 pts below
May 2016 · age 51
May 2016 · age 51
Activity
38
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
53 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#30,787
#30,787 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2026
33rd Russian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1991
Feb 2026
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 59
Dec 2024
2023
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2002 → returned at 1992
Jun 2023
2022
29th Russian 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 2135
Mar 2022
2018
100 career games
at age 53
Dec 2018
2016
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2199 → returned at 2172
Nov 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-22
2002 → 1980
Tournaments
7
54 games
Score
40/ 5474.1%
35W10D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/8 | #2 | 2028 | +11.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/6 | #25 | 2055 | -9.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/8 | #8 | 1895 | -13.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/7 | #27 | 1765 | -41.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/8 | #4 | 1961 | -9.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/8 | #1 | 2018 | +3.8 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 7/8 | #1 | 2215 | +36.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVladimir Galkin
🇷🇺RUS·1891
+7 −6 =0
13 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsValery V. KedrovFM
🇷🇺RUS·1865
+4 −1 =2
7 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsArtour Belokon
🇷🇺RUS·1793
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsEvgeniy Mamaev
🇷🇺RUS·1950
+2 −1 =4
7 games·last met Sep 2019
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vsVladimir Anokhin
🇷🇺RUS·2249
+1 −0 =5
6 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Russia
#883
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,775
in continent
World
#30,786
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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