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Melnikova, Alena
🇷🇺FIDE 55753213· Female· Russia· Born in 2013
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Alena Melnikova, a 13-year-old Russian player, is rated 1823 — just 14 short of her peak of 1837 (Sep 2025, age 12) and ranked 9th among Russian women under 14. She is on a steady climb with +38 Elo over the past 12 months. 68 rated games in the past year (≈41/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Russian Championship G15 2026, First_League_Dinamo_Cup_2025 (standard), and Juniors Cup of Russia 2025_Final stage_G13. Also played 8 rapid (including Alexander Nevsky_Chess Games_Team) and 5 blitz events (including Blitz Irkutsk club cup final) recently.
At junior level, she reached #62, #18 and #56 nationally in U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1823
Standard
Rpd1808·Blz1722
All-time high
1837
−14 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 12
Sep 2025 · age 12
Activity
52
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
54 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#9
#9 · Russian women under 14 · of 358
Career timeline
11 entries2026
62nd Russian U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1824
Mar 2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 13
Mar 2026
2025
18th Russian U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1837
Sep 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 12
Sep 2025
All-time peak 1837
at age 12 · −14 from today
Sep 2025
6-month rising streak
+115 Elo
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+36
1787 → 1823
Tournaments
7
57 games
Score
39/ 5768.4%
32W14D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7.5/8 | #1 | 2019 | +1.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #8 | 1875 | +53.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/9 | #7 | 1838 | +62.8 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 3.5/7 | #4 | 1734 | +15.2 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 3.5/6 | #4 | 1591 | -98.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/7 | #4 | 1680 | -44.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 9/8 | #1 | 2298 | +53.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsFedor Gordeev
🇷🇺RUS·1932
+2 −5 =4
11 games·last met May 2026
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vsRomik Ziroyan
🇷🇺RUS·1786
+3 −5 =2
10 games·last met May 2026
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vsAdelina Abasova
FID·1994
+2 −3 =3
8 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsUlyana Kirichuk
🇷🇺RUS·1647
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsAnna Patina
🇷🇺RUS·1755
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Russia
#1,717
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#8,361
in continent
World
#69,257
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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