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KN
Kantor, Nikita
🇩🇪FIDE 12990922· Male· Germany· Born in 1998
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Nikita Kantor, a 28-year-old German player, is rated 1975 — just 19 short of his peak of 1994 (May 2025, age 27). He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 17 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include NRW-Mannschaftspokal 2026 April, 27. NordWest-Cup Open A, and 17th BPB Limburg Open 2025 Group B. Also played 2 rapid (including Deutsche Hochschulmeisterschaft 2025 Schnellschach) and 2 blitz events (including Deutsche Hochschulmeisterschaft 2025 Blitzschach) recently. He took a 29-month break between Feb 2017 and Aug 2019.
Current rating
1975
Standard
Rpd1882·Blz1872
All-time high
1994
−19 pts below
May 2025 · age 27
May 2025 · age 27
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#31,661
#31,661 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2025
All-time peak 1994
at age 27 · −19 from today
May 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 26
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+83 Elo)
1872 → 1955
Mar 2024
2020
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 22
Feb 2020
2017
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1906 → returned at 1847
Feb 2017
2015
Crossed 1800
at age 17
Jul 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+4
1971 → 1975
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
3.5/ 1523.3%
4W6D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsHeiko KummerowFM2,130·XV. Unser Fritz-Open 2026 mit Einzelmeisterschaft SV Ruhrgebiet·R7·-5.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #64 | 1970 | -0.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/7 | #92 | 1999 | +4.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#3,686
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#23,414
in continent
World
#31,660
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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