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Yan, Nikita
🇰🇷FIDE 13224840· Male· South Korea· Born in 2009
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Nikita Yan, a 17-year-old South Korean player, is rated 1808. He is rising rapidly, having gained +237 Elo over the past 12 months. 59 rated games in the past year (≈43/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Via May Invitational (Masters), 33rd Korea Chess League Div3a Round 3-4, and Via Spring Invitational (Apprentices). Also played 1 rapid event (including ViaChess Monthly Rapid) recently. His peak of 1881 was reached at age 17 (May 2026, South Korean #48 at the time).
At junior level, he reached #8 and #16 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1808
Standard
Rpd1527·Blz—
All-time high
1881
−73 pts below
May 2026 · age 17
May 2026 · age 17
Activity
41
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
59 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#73,816
#73,816 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Peak South Korean rank: #48
at age 17 · rated 1881
May 2026
8th South Korean U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1881
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+311 Elo)
1570 → 1881
May 2026
All-time peak 1881
at age 17 · −73 from today
May 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 17
Apr 2026
2025
16th South Korean U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1681
Oct 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+174
1634 → 1808
Tournaments
13
64 games
Score
38.5/ 6460.2%
30W17D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 2.5/8 | #8 | 1714 | -73.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #2 | 2450 | +18.8 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 5/9 | #5 | 1776 | +7.7 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #5 | 1929 | +15.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #10 | 2396 | +22.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/7 | #17 | 1855 | +57.1 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/7 | #3 | 1910 | +85.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/2 | #2 | 2372 | +32.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/2 | #15 | 1344 | -36.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/4 | #10 | 2374 | -0.4 |
Rankings
/
South Korea
#86
out of 718 players
Asia-Pacific
#8,990
in continent
World
#73,815
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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