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Yarkin, Veniamin
🇷🇺FIDE 54127130· Male· Russia· Born in 1987
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Veniamin Yarkin, a 39-year-old Russian player, is rated 1520. He has slipped back 151 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈2/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include FCCA CATURAYUTH A 4_2026, JCA Standard FIDE Rated Tournament February 2026, and FCCA CATURAYUTH A 1_2026. Also played 6 rapid (including JCA Chesfest 2025) and 1 blitz events (including RKCC FIDE Rated Blitz - October 2025) recently. He took a 114-month break between Apr 2015 and Nov 2024. His peak of 1713 was reached at age 37 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1520
Standard
Rpd1497·Blz1658
All-time high
1713
−193 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 37
Mar 2024 · age 37
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#177,934
#177,934 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+188 Elo)
1521 → 1709
Nov 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 37
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1713
at age 37 · −193 from today
Mar 2024
2015
Crossed 1500
at age 28
Apr 2015
Crossed 1400
at age 28
Apr 2015
Inactive for 114 months
paused at 1521 → returned at 1709
Apr 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-151
1671 → 1520
Tournaments
5
22 games
Score
9/ 2240.9%
8W2D12L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/2 | #38 | 2655 | -17.6 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 1/3 | #3 | 1519 | -4.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #36 | 1744 | -62.8 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0.5/3 | #4 | 1416 | -30.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/3 | #12 | 2172 | -35.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSavely Yarkin
🇷🇺RUS·1431
+2 −0 =4
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsIvan Yarkin
🇷🇺RUS·1424
+2 −0 =3
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsNikolay Gutsulyak
🇷🇺RUS·1864
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsGavin Siridanupath
🇹🇭THA·1785
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsMaksim M. Smirnov
🇷🇺RUS·1672
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Feb 2025
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Rankings
/
Russia
#5,060
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#34,357
in continent
World
#177,894
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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