| Ratings 
 
 
  | Year | Rank | Edo | Dev. | Games |  
  | 1929 | 677 | 2173 | (91) | 5 |  
  | 1930 | 711 | 2173 | (91) | 0 |  
  | 1931 | 767 | 2172 | (91) | 0 |  
  | 1932 | 775 | 2171 | (89) | 0 |  
  | 1933 | 822 | 2170 | (86) | 0 |  
  | 1934 | 809 | 2170 | (82) | 6 |  
  | 1935 | 812 | 2175 | (87) | 0 |  
  | 1936 | 770 | 2180 | (90) | 0 |  
  | 1937 | 714 | 2185 | (92) | 0 |  
  | 1938 | 669 | 2190 | (94) | 0 |  
  | 1939 | 603 | 2196 | (94) | 0 |  
  | 1940 | 540 | 2201 | (93) | 0 |  
  | 1941 | 502 | 2206 | (92) | 0 |  
  | 1942 | 448 | 2211 | (90) | 0 |  
  | 1943 | 410 | 2216 | (86) | 0 |  
  | 1944 | 399 | 2221 | (81) | 4 |  
  | 1945 | 449 | 2210 | (82) | 0 |  
  | 1946 | 468 | 2198 | (81) | 0 |  
  | 1947 | 408 | 2187 | (78) | 9 |  
 
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |  | 
   | Name: Popel, Stepan Anton Mykhailovych |  | Also known as: Stephan Anthony Popel; Stefan Popiel |  
   | Born: 15 Aug. 1909 |  
   | Died: 27 Dec. 1987 |  |  |  
   | Notes: |  
   | Date of birth is given as 15-08-1907 by Gaige and the German Wikipedia site. Date of birth is given as 15-08-1909 by chessgames.com, the English Wikipedia site. |  |  |  |  
   | References |  |  |  |