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Novikovas, Anatolijus
🇱🇹FIDE 12802140· Male· Lithuania· Born in 1966
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Anatolijus Novikovas, a 60-year-old Lithuanian player, is rated 1931. He is on a breakout run, having gained +85 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include IBCA World Team Chess Championship 2026, 2026 m. LAS Men Chess Championship, and LCL 2026 First Division- East B. Also played 2 rapid events (including Vilnius Open Rapid Chess Championship 2025) recently. He took a 17-month break between Oct 2004 and Apr 2006. His peak of 1980 was reached at age 44 (Jul 2010).
Current rating
1931
Standard
Rpd1718·Blz1840
All-time high
1980
−49 pts below
Jul 2010 · age 44
Jul 2010 · age 44
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#40,727
#40,727 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
10th Lithuanian 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 1936
May 2026
2025
500 career games
at age 59
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+124 Elo)
1713 → 1837
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 58
Mar 2024
2020
9th Lithuanian 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 1801
Sep 2020
2019
Re-crossed 1800
at age 53
Apr 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+30
1901 → 1931
Tournaments
5
28 games
Score
14.5/ 2851.8%
8W13D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #10 | 1338 | -4.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/8 | #33 | 2086 | +14.4 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 3.5/5 | #3 | 1880 | -1.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/1 | #17 | 2289 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/11 | #120 | 1984 | +20.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGintaras Grybas
🇱🇹LTU·1963
+6 −9 =5
20 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsAnatolij Kuvsinov
🇱🇹LTU·1603
+10 −4 =5
19 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsGediminas Rutkauskas
🇱🇹LTU·1846
+6 −2 =8
16 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsSigitas Berginas
🇱🇹LTU·1673
+9 −0 =6
15 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsEvaldas Slusnys
🇱🇹LTU·1847
+5 −4 =5
14 games·last met Mar 2023
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Rankings
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Lithuania
#128
out of 1,239 players
Europe
#30,065
in continent
World
#40,726
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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