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Malakhov, Igor
IM🇷🇺FIDE 4183088· Male· Russia· Born in 1989
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Igor Malakhov, a 37-year-old Russian International Master, is rated 2401 and sitting in the top 1% of Russian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays around 21 rated games per year and took a 18-month break between Aug 2018 and Mar 2020. Also played 2 rapid (including Rapid_Team Men Champ. 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Blitz_Team Men Champ. 2025) recently. His peak of 2456 was reached at age 27 (Sep 2016).
Awarded IM in 2014 (age 25) and FM in 2008 (age 19). At junior level, he reached World #95 in U14 and #17, #45 and #72 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2401
Standard
Rpd2262·Blz2297
All-time high
2456
−55 pts below
Sep 2016 · age 27
Sep 2016 · age 27
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 1%
#75 · Russian players · of 6,953
Career timeline
18 entries2026
Peak Russian rank: #75
at age 37 · rated 2401
Jun 2026
2020
Inactive for 74 months
paused at 2412 → still inactive
Mar 2020
2018
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2423 → returned at 2412
Aug 2018
2017
68th Russian 20-35 player
at age 28 · rated 2454
Mar 2017
2016
All-time peak 2456
at age 27 · −44 from today
Sep 2016
2014
IM title awardedIM
at age 25 · 4th quarter Presidential Board 2013
Jan 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-11
2412 → 2401
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
4.5/ 950.0%
3W3D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #46 | 2316 | -10.7 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAleksey GoganovGM
🇷🇺RUS·2491
+1 −8 =3
12 games·last met May 2026
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vsVasily UsmanovIM
🇷🇺RUS·2450
+2 −2 =8
12 games·last met Feb 2020
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vsEvgeny A. LevinGM
🇷🇺RUS·2391
+1 −3 =6
10 games·last met Aug 2021
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vsMaksim ChigaevGM
🇪🇸ESP·2644
+1 −5 =3
9 games·last met Apr 2022
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vsAndrey Vunder
🇷🇺RUS·1986
+4 −0 =4
8 games·last met Aug 2015
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Rankings
/
Russia
#75
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#353
in continent
World
#1,647
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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