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Malkov, Boris
🇫🇷FIDE 651050420· Male· France· Born in 1949
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Boris Malkov, a 77-year-old French player, is rated 1712 — just 11 short of his peak of 1723 (Aug 2025, age 76). He is on a steady climb with +25 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - PDL Fevrier, 28e Open de rentree de Sautron - Open A (1600-2400), and 39eme Open International d'Echecs d'Avoine. Also played 2 rapid events (including 3eme Rapide Fide du Pouliguen) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 31 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2024–2025).
Current rating
1712
Standard
Rpd1749·Blz—
All-time high
1723
−11 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 76
Aug 2025 · age 76
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#105,368
#105,368 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 76
Oct 2025
79th French 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1723
Sep 2025
All-time peak 1723
at age 76 · −11 from today
Aug 2025
2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1687 → returned at 1723
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+217 Elo)
1472 → 1689
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 75
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+25
1687 → 1712
Tournaments
3
15 games
Score
8/ 1553.3%
7W2D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #131 | 2365 | +6.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/5 | #35 | 1668 | -15.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/8 | #191 | 1861 | +35.2 |
Rankings
/
France
#7,325
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#74,299
in continent
World
#105,366
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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