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Novikau, Mikita
🇧🇾FIDE 13523570· Male· Belarus· Born in 2011
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Mikita Novikau, a 15-year-old Belarusian player, is rated 2156 — his current career high and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide under 16, and in the top 5% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +201 Elo over the past 12 months. 51 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Ch BLR U20 M 2026, Ch BLR U16 M 2026, and Christmas gatherings. Also played 2 rapid (including Petersburg Summer 2025 Rapid Grand Prix) and 6 blitz events (including V.Korchnoi Memorial 2025 Blitz) recently. He reached Belarusian #23 in Apr 2026.
At junior level, he reached World #42 in U10 and #1, #1 and #2 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2156
Standard
Rpd2118·Blz2166
All-time high
2156
at best
Jun 2026 · age 15
Jun 2026 · age 15
Activity
44
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
51 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#436 · players worldwide under 16 · of 20,363
Career timeline
12 entries2026
All-time peak 2156
at age 15
Jun 2026
Peak Belarusian rank: #23
at age 15 · rated 2149
Apr 2026
1st Belarusian U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2149
Apr 2026
Crossed 2100
at age 15
Feb 2026
2025
1st Belarusian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 2050
Sep 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 14
Sep 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+201
1955 → 2156
Tournaments
5
44 games
Score
27.5/ 4462.5%
19W17D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 3.5/7 | #4 | 2170 | +7.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7/9 | #1 | 2134 | +18.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/10 | #24 | 2172 | +62.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/7 | #23 | 2190 | +15.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #38 | 2142 | +90.8 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsMatvei Savelev
🇧🇾BLR·2158
+3 −3 =5
11 games·last met May 2026
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vsZakhar Yemelyanau
🇧🇾BLR·1949
+2 −4 =3
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsMikhei NavumenkaFM
FID·2280
+0 −5 =2
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsPlaton Klachkou
🇧🇾BLR·2055
+2 −5 =0
7 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsRadion SidorenjaCM
FID·2199
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Belarus
#24
out of 544 players
Europe
#7,754
in continent
World
#10,850
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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| 10850 | 2,156 | |