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LV
Lukin, Vladimir
🇲🇹FIDE 55607900· Male· Malta· Born in 1978
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Vladimir Lukin, a 48-year-old player, is rated 1942 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +93 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Swieqi Chess Club League 2025 - Division 1 Final Rounds, Swieqi Chess Club League 2025 - Division 1 Rds 11-12, and Swieqi Chess Club League 2025 - Division 1 Rd6. Also played 3 rapid (including Malta Open Rapid Championship 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Malta Open Blitz Championships 2025) recently. He reached #14 nationally in Nov 2025.
Competes for Malta since Mar 2024.
Current rating
1942
Standard
Rpd1965·Blz1942
All-time high
1942
at best
Jan 2026 · age 48
Jan 2026 · age 48
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#38,328
#38,328 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
4th 45-50 player nationally
at age 48 · rated 1942
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1942
at age 48
Jan 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #14
at age 47 · rated 1941
Nov 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 47
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+448 Elo)
1401 → 1849
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 46
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+54
1888 → 1942
Tournaments
5
13 games
Score
7.5/ 1357.7%
6W3D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 3/4 | #2 | 2032 | +10.4 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #15 | 1764 | -9.4 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 2.5/4 | #7 | 2064 | +33.6 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 1/1 | #5 | 2648 | +17.2 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 0.5/2 | #11 | 1910 | +1.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKai Schock
🇩🇪GER·1901
+6 −1 =1
8 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsMatthew PortelliCM
🇲🇹MLT·2138
+1 −6 =1
8 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsOnurcan Pala
🇲🇹MLT·1862
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsEldar Lachinov
🇦🇿AZE
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsPaolo Rovatti
🇮🇹ITA·1705
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Malta
#17
out of 129 players
Europe
#28,321
in continent
World
#38,327
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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