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Arikov, Artem
FM🇪🇪FIDE 4192478· Male· Estonia· Born in 1979
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Artem Arikov, a 47-year-old Estonian FIDE Master, is rated 2278 and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 32 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈2/year long-term). Recent appearances: EST Championship 2026 Preliminary Tournament; U20; S50; S65 Championships and Estonian Team Championship 2026. Also played 21 rapid (including 3rd Tartu Chess Festival: Alexela Cup; 3rd Toomas Virro memorial in rapid chess) and 4 blitz events (including Tallinn Chess Festival - III TalTech Blitz) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 220 months (2005–2023) and 17 months (2024–2026). His peak of 2415 was reached at age 25 (Jul 2004, Estonian #8 at the time); he spent 14 months in Estonian top 10.
Competes for Estonia since Mar 2023. Awarded FM in 2024 (age 45).
Current rating
2278
Standard
Rpd2104·Blz2106
All-time high
2415
−137 pts below
Jul 2004 · age 25
Jul 2004 · age 25
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#4,815 · players worldwide · of 218,279
14 months in National top 10 (2004–2024)
14 months in National top 10 (2004–2024)
Career timeline
15 entries2026
3rd Estonian 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2307
Mar 2026
2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2310 → returned at 2307
Sep 2024
14 months in national top 10
longest streak 12 months · since Jul 2004
Aug 2024
2nd Estonian 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2347
Aug 2024
FM title awardedFM
at age 45
May 2024
2023
Switched federation: RUS → EST
at age 44
Mar 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-32
2310 → 2278
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
7.5/ 1262.5%
6W3D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/7 | #22 | 1738 | -29.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/5 | #3 | 2130 | -2.8 |
Worst Elo result: EST Championship 2026 Preliminary Tournament; U20; S50; S65 Championships (-29.4 Elo, finished #22).
Most-Played Opponents
vsIgor ShvyrjovGM
🇪🇪EST·2308
+4 −11 =6
21 games·last met May 2026
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vsAndrei ShishkovIM
🇪🇪EST·2356
+2 −15 =1
18 games·last met May 2026
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vsKonstantin Loy
🇺🇦UKR·2079
+2 −2 =11
15 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMaria Ioanna HaapsalWCM
🇪🇪EST·1955
+5 −0 =4
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsNatig Ispanov
🇪🇪EST
+8 −0 =0
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Estonia
#15
out of 602 players
Europe
#3,241
in continent
World
#4,815
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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