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LZ
Lesnykh, Zhanna
WFM🇷🇺FIDE 44146957· Female· Russia· Born in 2006
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Zhanna Lesnykh, a 20-year-old Russian Woman FIDE Master, is rated 2067 and sitting in the top 4% of Russian women, and in the top 9% worldwide. She has slipped back 38 Elo over the past 12 months. 77 rated games in the past year (≈66/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CH UrFO 2026 (W), Russian Chess Crown standard A, and President Cup "Open-A". Also played 5 rapid (including Satka Mayor Cup 2025 rapid) and 3 blitz events (including Rashkovsky and Fradkin Cup 2025) recently. Her peak of 2125 was reached at age 19 (Jul 2025).
Awarded WFM in 2025 (age 19) and WCM in 2024 (age 18). At junior level, she reached #18, #32, #30, #78 and #74 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2067
Standard
Rpd1975·Blz2026
All-time high
2125
−58 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 19
Jul 2025 · age 19
Activity
75
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
60 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#55 · Russian women · of 1,429
Career timeline
18 entries2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 20
Jan 2026
2025
18th Russian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2125
Sep 2025
All-time peak 2125
at age 19 · −58 from today
Jul 2025
WFM title awardedWFM
at age 19
Jun 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 19
Jun 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 19
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-58
2125 → 2067
Tournaments
7
60 games
Score
29/ 6048.3%
19W20D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/9 | #35 | 1947 | -28.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 4/6 | #29 | 2249 | +29.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/9 | #3 | 2029 | -9.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/10 | #133 | 1994 | -31.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/9 | #53 | 2269 | +44.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/8 | #91 | 1953 | -28.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/9 | #71 | 1979 | -35.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAnna ZhurovaWFM
FID·2303
+3 −16 =6
25 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsMariya AlekseenkoWFM
FID·2056
+3 −7 =2
12 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAnna Isakova
🇷🇺RUS·1812
+10 −0 =2
12 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsNikita Kuzminykh
🇷🇺RUS·2091
+2 −6 =4
12 games·last met Nov 2023
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vsEgor Yaurov
🇷🇺RUS·2067
+5 −3 =4
12 games·last met Aug 2023
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Rankings
/
Russia
#623
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,510
in continent
World
#18,755
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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