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Efimov, Leonid

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FIDEFIDE 54165725· Male· FIDE (no federation)· Born in 2009

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Leonid Efimov, a 17-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2336 — just 11 short of his peak of 2347 (Oct 2025, age 16) and sitting in the top 1% of players worldwide under 18, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +76 Elo over the past 12 months. 82 rated games in the past year (≈62/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include PFO championship 2026 - men, Aeroflot Open 2026, and Russian Championship B19 2026. Also played 6 rapid (including Russian Championship B19 rapid 2026) and 8 blitz events (including Russian Championship B19 blitz 2026) recently. He reached #68 nationally in Oct 2025.

Competes for FIDE (no federation) since Jun 2024. Awarded FM in 2025 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #97 in U14, World #43 in U12, World #54 in U10, World #34 in U8 and #5 and #11 nationally in U18 and U16.

Current rating

2336

Standard

Rpd2240·Blz2315

All-time high

2347

−11 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 16

Activity

85

games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo

82 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

Top 1%

#157 · players worldwide under 18 · of 15,640

Career timeline

19 entries
2026
5th U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 2342
Jan 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #68
at age 16 · rated 2347
Oct 2025
11th U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 2347
Oct 2025
Crossed 2300
at age 16
Oct 2025
All-time peak 2347
at age 16 · −11 from today
Oct 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 16
Oct 2025

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
1st FUJAIRAH Global Chess Championships - Masters
perf 2398 (+51) · 4/8 · #127
Top opponent
vs Mert YilmazyerliGM 2,515
Pamukkale International Open Chess Tournament - A · Jul 2025 · +32.0 Elo
Evolution
+76
2260 → 2336
Tournaments
8
82 games
Score
38/ 8246.3%
26W36D20L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAjay Santhosh ParvathareddyIM2,258·RUDAR XXII - GM ROUND ROBIN·R3·-22.1
2.[L]vsKirill KlukinIM2,401·RUDAR XXIII - GM ROUND ROBIN·R2·-14.0
3.[L]vsKushagra MohanIM2,406·RUDAR XXII - GM ROUND ROBIN·R7·-13.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
PFO championship 2026 - men
Open Swiss
Mar 20266.5/9#32311-0.6
Aeroflot Open 2026
Open Swiss
Feb 20263.5/9#1232339-1.2
Russian Championship B19 2026
Swiss
Feb 20266/9#52314-4.2
World Youth Chess Championship 2025 - U16
Open Swiss
Oct 20257/11#132323-5.0
1st FUJAIRAH Global Chess Championships - Masters
Open Swiss
Aug 20254/8#1272398+53.2
RUDAR XXIII - GM ROUND ROBIN
Round-Robin
Aug 20253.5/9#92342+28.5

Most-Played Opponents

vsAidar Sadykov
🇷🇺RUS·2237
+14 −20 =9
43 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsRuslan Gabitov
🇷🇺RUS·2144
+11 −23 =9
43 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsRobert SafinFM
🇷🇺RUS·2128
+6 −32 =4
42 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsNikita Gilyazitdinov
🇷🇺RUS·2075
+13 −12 =9
34 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsRobert Strukov
🇷🇺RUS·2385
+6 −16 =4
26 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings

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FIDE (no federation)
#73
out of 949 players
Special
#73
in continent
World
#3,048
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
FIDE (no federation)
1
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2,710
2
Svidler, PeterFollow Peter SvidlerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,682
3
Murzin, VolodarFollow Volodar MurzinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,650
4
Grebnev, AlekseyFollow Aleksey GrebnevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,625
5
Malakhov, VladimirFollow Vladimir MalakhovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,620
6
Nesterov, ArseniyFollow Arseniy NesterovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,599
7
Khanin, SemenFollow Semen KhaninTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
8
Najer, EvgeniyFollow Evgeniy NajerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,594
9
Paravyan, DavidFollow David ParavyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,593
10
Rakhmanov, AleksandrFollow Aleksandr RakhmanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,590
...
73Efimov, Leonid2,336
Special
1
Andreikin, DmitryFollow Dmitry AndreikinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,710
2
Svidler, PeterFollow Peter SvidlerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,682
3
Murzin, VolodarFollow Volodar MurzinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,650
4
Grebnev, AlekseyFollow Aleksey GrebnevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,625
5
Malakhov, VladimirFollow Vladimir MalakhovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,620
6
Nesterov, ArseniyFollow Arseniy NesterovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,599
7
Khanin, SemenFollow Semen KhaninTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
8
Najer, EvgeniyFollow Evgeniy NajerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,594
9
Paravyan, DavidFollow David ParavyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,593
10
Rakhmanov, AleksandrFollow Aleksandr RakhmanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,590
...
73Efimov, Leonid2,336
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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3048Efimov, Leonid2,336