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Chertkov, Maksim
FM🇷🇺FIDE 54145481· Male· Russia· Born in 2009
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Maksim Chertkov, a 17-year-old Russian FIDE Master, is rated 2382 — just 14 short of his peak of 2396 (Apr 2026, age 17) and ranked 5th among Russian players under 18, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +47 Elo over the past 12 months. 55 rated games in the past year (≈54/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 19th international chess tournament "In Memory of Georgy Agzamov" Open-A, Aeroflot Open 2026, and Russian Chess Crown standard A. Also played 23 rapid (including Rapid_Team Men Champ. 2025) and 19 blitz events (including Blitz_Team Men Champ. 2025) recently. He reached Russian #83 in Apr 2026.
Awarded FM in 2024 (age 15) and CM in 2023 (age 14). Earned a GM norm at Aeroflot Open 2026. At junior level, he reached World #82 in U18, World #60 in U16, World #96 in U14, World #35 in U12, World #16 in U10 and World #56 in U8.
Current rating
2382
Standard
Rpd2321·Blz2222
All-time high
2396
−14 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 17
Apr 2026 · age 17
Activity
76
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
51 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#5
#5 · Russian players under 18 · of 701
Career timeline
20 entries2026
Peak Russian rank: #83
at age 17 · rated 2396
Apr 2026
82nd U18 player worldwide
at age 17 · rated 2396
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 2300
at age 17
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2396
at age 17
Apr 2026
2024
60th U16 player worldwide
at age 15 · rated 2373
Nov 2024
FM title awardedFM
at age 15
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+60
2322 → 2382
Tournaments
5
43 games
Score
24.5/ 4357.0%
17W15D11L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsRinat JumabayevGM2,555·19th international chess tournament "In Memory of Georgy Agzamov" Open-A·R2·+14.3
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAbdumajid BotiralievFM2,122·19th international chess tournament "In Memory of Georgy Agzamov" Open-A·R5·-16.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 2.5/5 | #47 | 2291 | -13.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/10 | #61 | 2294 | -2.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #29 | 2630 | +73.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/10 | #32 | 2393 | +26.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSvyatoslav LisenkovFM
FID·2336
+10 −7 =8
25 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsIgor VershininFM
🇷🇺RUS·2325
+15 −2 =8
25 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsAleksandr E. UsovIM
🇷🇺RUS·2436
+3 −15 =5
23 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsDmitry KonenkinFM
🇷🇺RUS·2267
+4 −12 =1
17 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsIsaak ParpievIM
FID·2416
+2 −10 =4
16 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
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Russia
#92
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#419
in continent
World
#1,999
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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