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Zaitsev, Boris (est)

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FIDEFIDE 4505492· Male· Estonia· Born in 1950

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Boris (est) Zaitsev, a 76-year-old Estonian player, is rated 1789 — just 17 short of his peak of 1806 (Mar 2024, age 74). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 21 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 42 months (2022–2026). Recent appearance: Kohtla-Jarve Open Championship 2026. Also played 3 rapid (including SC Diagonaal Rapid Series 2025-26 #1) and 4 blitz events (including SC Diagonaal Blitz Series 2025-26 #4; Eduard Kozik Memorial) recently. He reached Estonian #57 in Jan 2023.

Current rating

1789

Standard

Rpd1836·Blz1721

All-time high

1806

−17 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 74

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#79,811

#79,811 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
1st Estonian 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1789
Jun 2026
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 74
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1806
at age 74 · −17 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Peak Estonian rank: #57
at age 73 · rated 1677
Jan 2023
2022
Inactive for 42 months
paused at 1677 → returned at 1789
Aug 2022
2nd Estonian 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 1727
Apr 2022

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
Kohtla-Jarve Open Championship 2026
perf 1890 (+101) · 3.5/5 · #3
Top opponent
vs Oleg Veerik 1,592
Kohtla-Jarve Open Championship 2026 · Feb 2026 · +9.7 Elo
Evolution
-17
1806 → 1789
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
3.5/ 658.3%
3W1D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Kohtla-Jarve Open Championship 2026
Swiss
Feb 20263.5/5#31890-16.8
Worst Elo result: Kohtla-Jarve Open Championship 2026 (-16.8 Elo, finished #3).

Rankings

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Estonia
#77
out of 602 players
Europe
#57,614
in continent
World
#79,809
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Estonia
1
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2
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2,459
3
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2,426
4
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2,392
5
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2,369
6
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2,362
7
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2,360
8
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2,356
8
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2,356
10
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2,355
...
77🇪🇪Zaitsev, Boris (est)1,789
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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57614🇪🇪Zaitsev, Boris (est)1,789
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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79809🇪🇪Zaitsev, Boris (est)1,789