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Kostygova, Margarita
WCM🇷🇺FIDE 55702104· Female· Russia· Born in 2009
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Margarita Kostygova, a 17-year-old Russian Woman Candidate Master, is rated 2027 — her current career high and sitting in the top 5% of Russian women. She is climbing fast, having gained +204 Elo over the past 12 months. 62 rated games in the past year (≈51/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include St. Petersburg 94th Championship, Final, Women, Russian Championship G19 2026, and Grand-Open in "Galeria", Stage 4. Also played 9 rapid (including Petersburg Summer 2025 Rapid Grand Prix) and 10 blitz events (including V.Korchnoi Memorial 2025 Blitz) recently.
Awarded WCM in 2026 (age 17). At junior level, she reached #75 and #92 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
2027
Standard
Rpd1841·Blz1768
All-time high
2027
at best
May 2026 · age 17
May 2026 · age 17
Activity
67
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
62 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#66 · Russian women · of 1,429
Career timeline
10 entries2026
WCM title awardedWCM
at age 17
Jun 2026
75th Russian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2027
May 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 17
May 2026
All-time peak 2027
at age 17
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 16
May 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 15
Jul 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+204
1823 → 2027
Tournaments
8
62 games
Score
32.5/ 6252.4%
23W19D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/9 | #2 | 2220 | +151.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #19 | 1866 | -3.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/7 | #34 | 1969 | +32.8 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 5.5/8 | #3 | 1860 | +16.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/7 | #45 | 1764 | -47.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLiya Sorina
🇷🇺RUS·1757
+7 −4 =4
15 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsMaria A. Makarova
🇷🇺RUS·1899
+6 −4 =3
13 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsYuliya Zaikina
FID·1815
+8 −5 =0
13 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsVeronika Salmina
🇷🇺RUS·1848
+7 −5 =1
13 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsElizaveta Fomina
🇷🇺RUS·1766
+6 −3 =3
12 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Russia
#743
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,030
in continent
World
#23,610
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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