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Kiselev, Vitalii

Kiselev, Vitalii

GM🇦🇷

FIDEFIDE 4194128· Male· Argentina· Born in 1988

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Vitalii Kiselev, a 38-year-old Argentine Grandmaster, is rated 2507 and ranked 9th among Argentine players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 22 months (2011–2013), 50 months (2014–2018), 45 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included) and 19 months (2022–2024). Recent appearance: 55 Abierto Ciudad de Mar del Plata. Also played 1 blitz event (including Championship Rostov-on-Don 2025 blitz) recently. His peak of 2563 was reached at age 22 (Mar 2010); he also reached World #304 in Nov 2009 and has been in Argentine top 10 for 110 months and counting.

Competes for Argentina since May 2024. Awarded GM in 2007 (age 19), IM in 2006 (age 18), and FM in 2006 (age 18). At junior level, he reached World #29 in U20, World #63 in U18 and #2 nationally in U16.

Current rating

2507

Standard

Rpd2388·Blz2407

All-time high

2563

−56 pts below
Mar 2010 · age 22

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#9

#9 · Argentine players · of 2,437
National top 10 since Apr 2007

Career timeline

25 entries
2026
110 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
longest streak 110 months · since Apr 2007
May 2026
2024
Switched federation: FID → ARG
at age 36
May 2024
2023
Switched federation: RUS → FID
at age 35
Aug 2023
2022
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2519 → returned at 2504
Sep 2022
2018
Inactive for 45 months
paused at 2522 → returned at 2519
Nov 2018
2014
Inactive for 50 months
paused at 2516 → returned at 2522
Aug 2014

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Ian Ocampos 2,211
55 Abierto Ciudad de Mar del Plata · Mar 2026 · +1.5 Elo
Evolution
0
2507 → 2507
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
7.5/ 983.3%
6W3D0L
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
55 Abierto Ciudad de Mar del Plata
Open Swiss
Mar 20267.5/9#22440-0.3

Most-Played Opponents

vsGeorgy PilavovGM
🇷🇺RUS·2607
+2 −4 =10
16 games·last met Jul 2014
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vsNikolai GutskoFM
🇧🇾BLR·2317
+13 −1 =2
16 games·last met Dec 2010
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vsAlexey KornyukovIM
🇷🇺RUS·2452
+6 −1 =9
16 games·last met Dec 2010
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vsStanislav BlednovIM
🇺🇦UKR·2465
+12 −0 =3
15 games·last met Jul 2014
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vsSergey TikhiyFM
🇷🇺RUS·2407
+6 −1 =5
12 games·last met Jul 2010
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Rankings

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Argentina
#9
out of 3,279 players
Americas
#68
in continent
World
#538
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Argentina
1
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2,582
2
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2,556
3
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2,552
4
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2,546
4
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2,546
6
🇦🇷Perez Ponsa, FedericoFollow Federico Perez PonsaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,542
7
🇦🇷Oro, FaustinoFollow Faustino OroTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,528
8
🇦🇷Zarnicki, PabloFollow Pablo ZarnickiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,508
92,507
10
🇦🇷Tristan, LeonardoFollow Leonardo TristanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,490
Americas
1
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2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
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2,732
5
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
68🇦🇷Kiselev, Vitalii2,507
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
538🇦🇷Kiselev, Vitalii2,507