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Volkov, Maksim
FM🇷🇺FIDE 54123070· Male· Russia· Born in 2008
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Maksim Volkov, a 18-year-old Russian FIDE Master, is rated 2430 — his current career high and ranked 2nd among Russian players under 18, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +97 Elo over the past 12 months. 73 rated games in the past year (≈62/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Russian Championship B21 2026, Aeroflot Open 2026, and Russian Chess Crown standard A. Also played 4 rapid (including Rapid_Men Champ. 2025) and 5 blitz events (including Blitz_Men Champ. 2025) recently. He reached Russian #66 in Apr 2026.
Awarded FM in 2022 (age 14) and CM in 2019 (age 11). Earned IM norms at Memorial Panchenko 2022 - A, Aeroflot Open 2025, and Russian Chess Crown standard A 2026. At junior level, he reached World #54 in U18, World #47 in U16, World #12 in U14, World #13 in U12, World #5 in U10 and World #3 in U8.
Current rating
2430
Standard
Rpd2369·Blz2297
All-time high
2430
at best
Apr 2026 · age 18
Apr 2026 · age 18
Activity
65
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
73 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#2
#2 · Russian players under 18 · of 713
Career timeline
23 entries2026
54th U18 player worldwide
at age 18 · rated 2430
May 2026
Peak Russian rank: #66
at age 18 · rated 2430
Apr 2026
Crossed 2400
at age 18
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2430
at age 18
Apr 2026
K-factor lowered to 10
at age 18
Apr 2026
2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 16
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+97
2333 → 2430
Tournaments
6
63 games
Score
34.5/ 6354.8%
30W19D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 4/9 | #7 | 2372 | -2.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/9 | #83 | 2448 | +19.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7/10 | #11 | 2483 | +32.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/9 | #4 | 2417 | +14.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/10 | #10 | 2374 | +7.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 2429 | +25.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVasilij IbraevFM
🇷🇺RUS·2112
+2 −10 =3
15 games·last met Dec 2019
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vsNikolay P. KuznetsovFM
🇷🇺RUS·2094
+4 −9 =2
15 games·last met Dec 2019
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vsLeonid EfimovFM
FID·2336
+10 −1 =2
13 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsMikhail Shmarov
🇷🇺RUS·1784
+6 −5 =0
11 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsDmitry V OspennikovFM
🇷🇺RUS·2192
+3 −4 =4
11 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings
/
Russia
#66
out of 13,950 players
Asia-Pacific
#280
in continent
World
#1,241
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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