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Popov, Maksim
FM🇷🇺FIDE 54123968· Male· Russia· Born in 2005
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Maksim Popov, a 21-year-old Russian FIDE Master, is rated 2301 and sitting in the top 2% of Russian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 21 months. 60 rated games in the past year (≈55/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Orsha 2026 Masters 2, President Cup "Open-A", and Team Cup of Russia 2025 (men). Also played 7 rapid (including Rapid_Team Men Champ. 2025) and 8 blitz events (including Blitz_Team Men Champ. 2025) recently. His peak of 2371 was reached at age 19 (May 2024).
Awarded FM in 2022 (age 17). Earned a IM norm at European Youth Chess Championship 2022 - U18 Open. At junior level, he reached World #83 in U18 and #1, #9 and #16 nationally in U20, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2301
Standard
Rpd2349·Blz2213
All-time high
2371
−70 pts below
May 2024 · age 19
May 2024 · age 19
Activity
55
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
60 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#172 · Russian players · of 6,953
Career timeline
16 entries2026
46th Russian 20-35 player
at age 21 · rated 2321
Jan 2026
2025
500 career games
at age 20
Jul 2025
2024
1st Russian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2371
May 2024
All-time peak 2371
at age 19 · −56 from today
May 2024
K-factor lowered to 10
at age 19
May 2024
2023
83rd U18 player worldwide
at age 18 · rated 2360
Jan 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-35
2336 → 2301
Tournaments
6
51 games
Score
31/ 5160.8%
21W20D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #31 | 2167 | -14.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 5/9 | #2 | 2263 | -5.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #13 | 2295 | +1.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 4.5/7 | #7 | 2398 | +12.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/8 | #4 | 2226 | -7.7 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/9 | #22 | 2057 | -20.3 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNikita Kuzminykh
🇷🇺RUS·2091
+14 −8 =3
25 games·last met May 2026
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vsDmitrij RodinIM
🇷🇺RUS·2285
+13 −9 =2
24 games·last met May 2026
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vsAlexander MikhnenkoCM
🇷🇺RUS·2070
+12 −8 =2
22 games·last met May 2026
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vsAnna ZhurovaWFM
FID·2303
+8 −6 =7
21 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsDmitry ChuprikovFM
🇷🇺RUS·2266
+2 −8 =4
14 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Russia
#172
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#770
in continent
World
#4,055
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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