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Zuyev, Igor
FM🇩🇪FIDE 4686683· Male· Germany· Born in 1964
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Igor Zuyev, a 62-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2456 — just 5 short of his peak of 2461 (Mar 2024, age 60) and sitting in the top 1% of German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 6 career breaks: 20 months (2003–2005), 20 months (2005–2007), 17 months (2011–2012), 13 months (2012–2013), 30 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2021–2022). Recent appearance: Oberliga Sued-West 2025-2026 Februar 2026. Also played 3 rapid (including Int. Hessische Schnellschach-Einzelmeisterschaft 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Hessische Blitz-Einzelmeisterschaft 2025) recently. He reached German #50 in Mar 2024.
Awarded FM in 2009 (age 45).
Current rating
2456
Standard
Rpd2503·Blz2527
All-time high
2461
−5 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 60
Mar 2024 · age 60
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 1%
#51 · German players · of 13,806
Career timeline
21 entries2025
17th 60-65 player worldwide
at age 61 · rated 2452
Mar 2025
2024
27th 55-60 player worldwide
at age 60 · rated 2454
Oct 2024
Peak German rank: #50
at age 60 · rated 2461
Mar 2024
All-time peak 2461
at age 60 · −5 from today
Mar 2024
2021
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2453 → returned at 2456
Sep 2021
2019
70th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 55 · rated 2447
Sep 2019
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+8
2448 → 2456
Tournaments
3
9 games
Score
6.5/ 972.2%
4W5D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 2.5/3 | #5 | 2587 | +4.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2.5/4 | #4 | 2553 | +6.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #19 | 2348 | -1.9 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSamuel WeberFM
🇩🇪GER·2269
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsSebastian GramlichFM
🇩🇪GER·2218
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsHolger, Dr. DietzFM
🇩🇪GER·2249
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsRobert BaskinIM
🇩🇪GER·2422
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Aug 2024
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Rankings
/
Germany
#51
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#578
in continent
World
#958
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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