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Afanasiev, Roman Bor
🇷🇺FIDE 55759203· Male· Russia· Born in 1968
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Roman Bor Afanasiev, a 58-year-old Russian player, is rated 1579 — just 14 short of his peak of 1593 (May 2024, age 56). He has held steady between 1550 and 1600 for 2 years. 19 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Pedagogical Chess Union Cup in Chess 2026 March STANDARD-B-C-D, VPHS_Petrosyan Memorial 2026 January STANDARD-C, and VPHS_SUZDAL Chess STANDARD-A May 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including VPHS_SUZDAL Chess RAPID-A May 2025) and 1 blitz events (including VPHS_SUZDAL Chess BLITZ-A May 2025) recently.
Current rating
1579
Standard
Rpd1584·Blz1514
All-time high
1593
−14 pts below
May 2024 · age 56
May 2024 · age 56
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#154,380
#154,380 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+265 Elo)
1328 → 1593
May 2024
All-time peak 1593
at age 56 · −14 from today
May 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 56
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 56
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 55
Nov 2023
2022
Crossed 1200
at age 54
Jul 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+6
1573 → 1579
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
11.5/ 2154.8%
11W1D9L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsVladimir Andr Aniskin1,544·Pedagogical Chess Union Cup in Chess 2026 March STANDARD-B-C-D·R6·+9.0
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsViktor Aleks Urbanov1,449·Pedagogical Chess Union Cup in Chess 2026 March STANDARD-B-C-D·R5·-13.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/7 | #12 | 1522 | -14.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/7 | #16 | 1673 | +19.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 4/5 | #29 | 1702 | -5.8 |
Rankings
/
Russia
#4,070
out of 13,952 players
Asia-Pacific
#26,187
in continent
World
#154,364
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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