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Zakirov, Musa
FM🇷🇺FIDE 44189222· Male· Russia· Born in 2008
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Musa Zakirov, a 18-year-old Russian FIDE Master, is rated 2224 and ranked 20th among Russian players under 18, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 13 months. 55 rated games in the past year (≈44/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Russian Chess Crown standard A, Pamukkale International Open Chess Tournament - A, and 8th Baskent University International Open Chess Tournament - A. Also played 9 rapid (including 47 R.G.Nezhmetdinov Memorial - Rapid) and 11 blitz events (including 11th Cesme International Open Blitz Chess Tournament) recently. His peak of 2345 was reached at age 16 (Aug 2024).
Awarded FM in 2024 (age 16) and CM in 2024 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #64 in U16 and #3, #9, #32, #96 and #43 nationally in U18, U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
2224
Standard
Rpd2205·Blz2180
All-time high
2345
−121 pts below
Aug 2024 · age 16
Aug 2024 · age 16
Activity
48
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#20
#20 · Russian players under 18 · of 701
Career timeline
17 entries2025
3rd Russian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2345
Jan 2025
2024
64th U16 player worldwide
at age 16 · rated 2345
Aug 2024
FM title awardedFM
at age 16
Aug 2024
Crossed 2300
at age 16
Aug 2024
All-time peak 2345
at age 16 · −121 from today
Aug 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 16
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+15
2209 → 2224
Tournaments
4
37 games
Score
20/ 3754.1%
16W8D13L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsShahriyar RahmanovFM2,194·8th Baskent University International Open Chess Tournament - A·R2·+9.2
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsMitra AsgharzadehWIM2,012·8th Baskent University International Open Chess Tournament - A·R8·-15.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/10 | #87 | 2225 | +0.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #32 | 2214 | +1.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAndrey Gorin
🇷🇺RUS·1967
+10 −5 =4
19 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsLeonid EfimovFM
FID·2331
+6 −5 =6
17 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsNurlan Khismatov
🇷🇺RUS·1989
+9 −7 =1
17 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsBogdan Volynets
🇷🇺RUS·1989
+9 −5 =2
16 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsTimur Zakirov
🇷🇺RUS·1928
+10 −5 =1
16 games·last met Nov 2019
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Rankings
/
Russia
#284
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,171
in continent
World
#6,961
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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