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Khenkin, Igor
GM🇩🇪FIDE 4659600· Male· Germany· Born in 1968
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Igor Khenkin, a 58-year-old German Grandmaster, is rated 2487 and ranked 36th among German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is currently in the 2450–2500 range. 19 rated games in the past year (≈67/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM NLB 2026 round 3, Oberliga Sued-West 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, and 34. Wiesbadener Schlosspark-Open 2025. His peak of 2670 was reached at age 44 (May 2012); he also reached World #46 in Apr 2003 and spent 17 months in the world top 100.
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 33).
Current rating
2487
Standard
Rpd2501·Blz2621
All-time high
2670
−183 pts below
May 2012 · age 44
May 2012 · age 44
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#36
#36 · German players · of 14,156
17 months in World top 100 (2001–2013)
17 months in World top 100 (2001–2013)
Career timeline
27 entries2026
13th 55-60 player worldwide
at age 58 · rated 2499
Mar 2026
2020
16th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 52 · rated 2558
May 2020
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2558 → returned at 2539
Apr 2020
2015
Re-crossed 2600
at age 47
Dec 2015
2014
13th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 46 · rated 2586
Jan 2014
2013
17 months in world top 100
since Jan 2001
Jan 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-12
2499 → 2487
Tournaments
9
20 games
Score
14/ 2070.0%
8W12D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #107 | 2239 | -3.1 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #26 | 2395 | -1.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/3 | #42 | 2264 | -8.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #40 | 2376 | -3.3 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #36 | 2323 | -4.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #16 | 2486 | -0.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #11 | 3224 | +4.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/7 | #3 | 2477 | +3.2 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 1/1 | #16 | 2875 | +0.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDaniel FridmanGM
🇩🇪GER·2560
+1 −1 =9
11 games·last met Dec 2019
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vsLeonid MilovGM
🇩🇪GER·2363
+4 −1 =4
9 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsBartosz SockoGM
🇵🇱POL·2552
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met Jul 2018
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vsVadim MalakhatkoGM
🇧🇪BEL
+1 −0 =5
6 games·last met May 2017
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vsVitaly KuninGM
🇩🇪GER·2512
+0 −2 =3
5 games·last met Nov 2022
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Rankings
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Germany
#36
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#405
in continent
World
#687
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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