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Legky, Nikolay A
GM🇫🇷FIDE 14100312· Male· France· Born in 1955
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Nikolay A Legky, a 71-year-old French Grandmaster, is rated 2325 and sitting in the top 1% of French players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +36 Elo over the past 12 months. 125 rated games in the past year (≈60/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 14e Open du Lille Universite Club Echiquier du Nord, 55eme Open Fide de Gonfreville l'Orcher Trophee Claude Leroyer (-2400), and Team 2026 - Coupe de France 8e Finale. His peak of 2507 was reached at age 48 (Jan 2003, French #15 at the time).
Competes for France since Jul 2010. Awarded GM in 2001 (age 46).
Current rating
2325
Standard
Rpd2279·Blz2208
All-time high
2507
−182 pts below
Jan 2003 · age 48
Jan 2003 · age 48
Activity
106
games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo
125 past 12 mo · ≈10/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#135 · French players · of 17,422
Career timeline
21 entries2026
19th 70-75 player worldwide
at age 71 · rated 2321
Mar 2026
2021
18th 65-70 player worldwide
at age 66 · rated 2402
Aug 2021
2019
Re-crossed 2400
at age 64
Sep 2019
1,000 career games
at age 64
Sep 2019
2016
15th 60-65 player worldwide
at age 61 · rated 2447
Jul 2016
2015
Re-crossed 2400
at age 60
Apr 2015
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+36
2289 → 2325
Tournaments
22
139 games
Score
97.5/ 13970.1%
84W48D7L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsHugo TirardIM2,397·55eme Open Fide de Gonfreville l'Orcher Trophee Claude Leroyer (-2400)·R4·+6.0
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
20 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #6 | 2247 | -3.9 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/7 | #1 | 2438 | +10.9 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #48 | 1704 | -2.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #301 | 2158 | -4.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/7 | #3 | 2344 | +4.3 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2229 | +0.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #23 | 2875 | +2.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #254 | 2846 | +1.7 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #683 | 1994 | -3.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/8 | #6 | 2208 | -7.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDmitry FingerovIM
🇺🇦UKR·2188
+3 −4 =8
15 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsVitalii ChaikaIM
🇺🇦UKR·2026
+10 −2 =2
14 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsKirill ReshetkovCM
🇺🇦UKR·2237
+3 −7 =3
13 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsPavlo MakarovCM
🇺🇦UKR·2068
+6 −2 =2
10 games·last met Aug 2020
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vsMikhail GolubevGM
🇺🇦UKR·2461
+2 −3 =4
9 games·last met Jun 2020
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Rankings
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France
#135
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#2,171
in continent
World
#3,338
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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