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Afanasieva, Maria
🇷🇺FIDE 54141427· Female· Russia· Born in 2000
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Maria Afanasieva, a 26-year-old Russian player, is rated 1877. She has slipped back 33 Elo over the past 12 months. 54 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Southern Federal District Women Chess Championship, Russian Chess Crown standard A, and Yerevan Open 2025 (B). Also played 6 rapid (including Cup of group companies "Sokol"_RAPID Grand-Prix of Russia 2026) and 7 blitz events (including Blitz Grand Prix of Russia 2025) recently. She took a 12-month break between Jul 2017 and Aug 2018. Her peak of 1913 was reached at age 25 (Mar 2025).
Previously known as Maria Shvedova (until Mar 2023).
Current rating
1877
Standard
Rpd1884·Blz1932
All-time high
1913
−36 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 25
Mar 2025 · age 25
Activity
65
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
49 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#53,963
#53,963 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
All-time peak 1913
at age 25 · −36 from today
Mar 2025
Best 12-month gain (+193 Elo)
1643 → 1836
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 24
May 2024
2023
Renamed to Afanasieva, Maria
at age 23
Mar 2023
2022
Re-crossed 1800
at age 22
Aug 2022
2021
100 career games
at age 21
May 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-33
1910 → 1877
Tournaments
6
50 games
Score
23.5/ 5047.0%
17W13D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/8 | #11 | 1781 | -19.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/10 | #139 | 1985 | +24.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #27 | 1891 | +11.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 3.5/5 | #11 | 1988 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/8 | #77 | 1713 | -39.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #31 | 1868 | -11.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMargarita PotapovaWIM
FID·2215
+0 −14 =3
17 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMaya PorozhnyakWFM
🇷🇺RUS·2052
+3 −3 =7
13 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsOlesya Serditykh
🇷🇺RUS·2076
+1 −7 =2
10 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsAlina Gurina
🇷🇺RUS·1750
+4 −4 =2
10 games·last met Jul 2023
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vsElena Kramarenko
🇷🇺RUS·1777
+2 −3 =4
9 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Russia
#1,374
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#6,388
in continent
World
#53,962
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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