Player profile

Popov, Maksim

Standard: 2302 Rapid: 2339 Blitz: 2179 (last updated 2026-11-02)

FIDE ID: 54123968 (view FIDE profile)

Federation: RUS Sex: M Birth Year: 2005 Age: 21

Title: FM Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —

Games: 26 Wins: 12 (46%) Draws: 4 (15%) Losses: 10 (38%)

View all games

Dossier

24 of 26 games analyzed.

View full dossier Analyze this player's games

Openings

Click "+" to add that group to the games list below. Multiple groups can be added at once.

As White 10 games 6W 2D 2L

Queen's Gambit Declined 3 games 2W 0D 1L

Exchange Variation 3 games 2W 0D 1L

Positional Variation 3 games 2W 0D 1L

King's Indian Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L

Petrosian Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L

Stein Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L

Queen's Gambit Accepted 1 game 0W 1D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Rubinstein Opening 1 game 0W 0D 1L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Bogo-Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Wade-Smyslov Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Semi-Slav Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Chigorin Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Nimzo-Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Normal Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L

As Black 8 games 4W 1D 3L

Caro-Kann Defense 3 games 1W 1D 1L

Advance Variation 3 games 1W 1D 1L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Tal Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Short Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Pirc Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Schlechter Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Italian Game 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Two Knights Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Modern Bishop's Opening 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Queen's Gambit Declined 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Cambridge Springs Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Yugoslav Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Slav Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Czech Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Classical System, Main Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L

King's Indian Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Double Fianchetto 1 game 0W 0D 1L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Blunders Top 4 of 93

This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?

2026.10.28 · 52... Ke6 (−37% win chance) 1-0

Popov, Maksim

Carnicelli, Valerio

Engine View game

2023.08.18 · 35. Ke3 (−34.9% win chance) 0-1

Ohanyan, Emin

Popov, Maksim

Engine View game

2026.10.27 · 53... Ra4 (−33.5% win chance) 0-1

Popov, Maksim

Asabri, Hussien

Engine View game

2026.10.29 · 32. Qf2 (−30.4% win chance) 0-1

Potapova, Margarita

Popov, Maksim

Engine View game

View blunders & mistakes

Games Showing all 26 games

Date	Event	Round	Opponent	Result	Accuracy %	First moves
2026.10.31	Round 9: Popov, Maksim - Vorobiov, Evgeny E.	9.5	2026.10.31 Vorobiov, Evgeny E. (4121341) (2318)	½	96.80%	1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5
2026.10.30	Round 8: Smirnova, Ekaterina - Popov, Maksim	8.8	2026.10.30 Smirnova, Ekaterina (4110943) (2159)	1	-	1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6
2026.10.29	Round 7: Popov, Maksim - Potapova, Margarita	7.4	2026.10.29 Potapova, Margarita (14126869) (2225)	0	82.30%	1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. e3 d5
2026.10.28	Round 6: Carnicelli, Valerio - Popov, Maksim	6.2	2026.10.28 Carnicelli, Valerio (856185) (2422)	0	79.20%	1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6
2026.10.28	Round 5: Popov, Maksim - Naser Eldean,Ahmed	5.3	2026.10.28 Naser Eldean,Ahmed (9205365) (2028)	1	92.30%	1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+
2026.10.27	Round 4: Asabri, Hussien - Popov, Maksim	4.6	2026.10.27 Asabri, Hussien (9200177) (2198)	1	88.60%	1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6
2026.10.26	Round 3: Popov, Maksim - Casadio, Niccolo`	3.7	2026.10.26 Casadio, Niccolo` (2827951) (2262)	½	90.20%	1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7
2026.10.26	Round 2: Nijboer, Friso - Popov, Maksim	2.2	2026.10.26 Nijboer, Friso (1000063) (2439)	½	92.00%	1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5
2026.10.25	Round 1: Popov, Maksim - Sala, Giulia	1.12	2026.10.25 Sala, Giulia (2840451) (2074)	1	87.90%	1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6
2025.12.12	Round 9: Popov, Maksim - Gilfanov, Marat I	9.5	2025.12.12 Gilfanov, Marat I (34372164) (2287)	0	91.30%	1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5
2025.12.11	Round 8: Turksoi, Zhanpolat - Popov, Maksim	8.7	2025.12.11 Turksoi, Zhanpolat (13826905) (2098)	1	95.30%	1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6
2025.12.10	Round 7: Popov, Maksim - Matyakubov, Miraziz	7.10	2025.12.10 Matyakubov, Miraziz (14215772) (2171)	1	95.20%	1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5
2025.12.09	Round 6: Saydaliev, Saidakbar - Popov, Maksim	6.5	2025.12.09 Saydaliev, Saidakbar (14203693) (2457)	0	84.80%	1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7
2025.12.08	Round 5: Popov, Maksim - Bastanov, Murat	5.11	2025.12.08 Bastanov, Murat (34391460) (1923)	1	-	1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. c4 Bg7
2025.12.06	Round 3: Popov, Maksim - Lesnykh, Zhanna	3.8	2025.12.06 Lesnykh, Zhanna (44146957) (2061)	1	95.80%	1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4
2025.12.05	Round 2: Botiraliev, Abdumajid - Popov, Maksim	2.11	2025.12.05 Botiraliev, Abdumajid (14222698) (2096)	1	93.70%	1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5
2025.12.04	Round 4: Mahdavi, Reza - Popov, Maksim	4.1	2025.12.04 Mahdavi, Reza (12595926) (2492)	0	89.20%	1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5
2025.12.04	Round 1: Popov, Maksim - Khamrakulova, Shakhnoza	1.19	2025.12.04 Khamrakulova, Shakhnoza (14200996) (1990)	1	97.20%	1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5
2023.08.24	Abu Dhabi Festival \| Masters	9	2023.08.24 Audi Ameya (25034430) (2403)	0	89.90%	1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6
2023.08.22	Abu Dhabi Festival \| Masters	7	2023.08.22 Bai, Adelard (16301188) (2399)	½	94.20%	1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6
2023.08.21	Abu Dhabi Festival \| Masters	6	2023.08.21 Zia, Tahsin Tajwar (10211888) (2305)	0	88.10%	1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5
2023.08.20	Abu Dhabi Festival \| Masters	5	2023.08.20 Swayams, Mishra (5028183) (2452)	0	92.10%	1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4
2023.08.19	Abu Dhabi Festival \| Masters	4	2023.08.19 Jinan Jomon (35002511) (2400)	1	93.30%	1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6
2023.08.18	Abu Dhabi Festival \| Masters	3	2023.08.18 Ohanyan, Emin (13312022) (2500)	0	86.90%	1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Nc6
2023.08.16	Abu Dhabi Festival \| Masters	1	2023.08.16 Dai, Changren (8608156) (2499)	0	89.60%	1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4
2023.08.23	Round 8: Atousa Pourkashiyan - Maksim Popov		2023.08.23 Atousa Pourkashiyan	1	90.50%	1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4