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Melnikov, Vadim
🇷🇺FIDE 55608876· Male· Russia· Born in 2004
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Vadim Melnikov, a 22-year-old Russian player, is rated 1966. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 16 months (2022–2024) and 12 months (2024–2025). Also played 1 rapid (including Yekaterinburg Open 2025 - Rapid Grand Prix of Russia) and 1 blitz events (including Rashkovsky and Fradkin Cup 2025) recently. His peak of 2037 was reached at age 18 (Aug 2022).
At junior level, he reached #59 and #55 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1966
Standard
Rpd1907·Blz1798
All-time high
2037
−71 pts below
Aug 2022 · age 18
Aug 2022 · age 18
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#33,431
#33,431 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 20
May 2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2008 → returned at 1966
May 2024
2023
59th Russian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1994
Jan 2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2023
2022
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1994 → returned at 1996
Oct 2022
55th Russian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2037
Aug 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
0
1966 → 1966
Rankings
/
Russia
#951
out of 13,952 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,062
in continent
World
#33,431
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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