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Sokolova, Larisa
WCM🇨🇾FIDE 5904919· Female· Cyprus· Born in 1978
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Larisa Sokolova, a 48-year-old Woman Candidate Master, is rated 1690. She has slipped back 31 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearances: Cyprus Closed Women Chess Championship 2026 and Cyprus Open Chess Championship 2026. Also played 1 rapid event (including Cyprus Clubs Chess Championship 2025) recently. She had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2019–2020) and 48 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included). Her peak of 1785 was reached at age 46 (Mar 2024); she also reached #22 nationally in Sep 2019.
Awarded WCM in 2024 (age 46).
Current rating
1690
Standard
Rpd1807·Blz—
All-time high
1785
−95 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 46
Mar 2024 · age 46
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#113,622
#113,622 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
1st 45-50 player nationally
at age 47 · rated 1727
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+83 Elo)
1642 → 1725
Dec 2024
WCM title awardedWCM
at age 46
Oct 2024
All-time peak 1785
at age 46 · −95 from today
Mar 2024
2020
3rd 40-45 player nationally
at age 42 · rated 1642
Oct 2020
Inactive for 48 months
paused at 1642 → returned at 1723
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-32
1722 → 1690
Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
10/ 1758.8%
9W2D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 6/7 | #4 | 1935 | -2.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/7 | #31 | 1669 | -27.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsChristianna MarkidouWFM
🇨🇾CYP·1684
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsEleni PicaWCM
🇨🇾CYP·1684
+2 −0 =3
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsChristina Bouzana
🇨🇾CYP·1611
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsVictoria SokolovaWCM
🇨🇾CYP·1711
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMarina CherkasovaWFM
🇨🇾CYP·1990
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Cyprus
#42
out of 136 players
Europe
#79,384
in continent
World
#113,618
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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