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Zjukin, Sergei
IM🇪🇪FIDE 4500288· Male· Estonia· Born in 1972
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Sergei Zjukin, a 54-year-old Estonian International Master, is rated 2271 and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 7 career breaks: 17 months (2002–2003), 13 months (2011–2012), 19 months (2012–2014), 25 months (2014–2016), 12 months (2018–2019), 27 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included) and 54 months (2021–2026). Recent appearance: Estonian Team Championship 2026. Also played 2 rapid (including Estonian Team Rapid Championship 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Estonian Team Blitz Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2417 was reached at age 29 (Jan 2001, Estonian #8 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 29).
Current rating
2271
Standard
Rpd2264·Blz2261
All-time high
2417
−146 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 29
Jan 2001 · age 29
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 2%
#5,062 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2026
1st Estonian 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 2271
Jun 2026
2022
2nd Estonian 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2279
Apr 2022
2021
Inactive for 54 months
paused at 2279 → returned at 2271
Aug 2021
2019
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 2289 → returned at 2279
Apr 2019
2018
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2291 → returned at 2289
Mar 2018
2017
3rd Estonian 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2302
Oct 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-8
2279 → 2271
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
2.5/ 550.0%
1W3D1L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/5 | #19 | 2090 | -8.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAleksandr VolodinGM
🇪🇪EST·2470
+1 −3 =4
8 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsNikita RychagovFM
🇪🇪EST·2295
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsDeniss Andrijashkin
🇪🇪EST·2176
+2 −0 =4
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsSander Kukk
🇪🇪EST·2222
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsJaan NarvaFM
🇪🇪EST·2059
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Estonia
#16
out of 602 players
Europe
#3,421
in continent
World
#5,062
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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