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Gertsyk, Nikolai
🇷🇺FIDE 14103028· Male· Russia· Born in 1957
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Nikolai Gertsyk, a 69-year-old Russian player, is rated 2137 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 6 career breaks: 14 months (2006–2007), 13 months (2009–2010), 19 months (2010–2012), 83 months (2012–2019), 54 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 22 months (2023–2025). Recent appearance: Asian Seniors Chess Championships 2025 Over 65. Also played 3 rapid (including Senior Men Russian Championship 2025_Rapid) and 5 blitz events (including Senior Men Russian Championship 2025_Blitz) recently. His peak of 2334 was reached at age 55 (May 2012).
Competes for Russia since Apr 2025.
Current rating
2137
Standard
Rpd1835·Blz1849
All-time high
2334
−197 pts below
May 2012 · age 55
May 2012 · age 55
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 6%
#12,264 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2025
Switched federation: UKR → RUS
at age 68
Apr 2025
2023
13th Russian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2197
Dec 2023
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 2197 → returned at 2137
Dec 2023
2019
19th Russian 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2266
Dec 2019
Inactive for 54 months
paused at 2266 → returned at 2197
May 2019
2013
19th Russian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2334
Jan 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-60
2197 → 2137
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
4/ 850.0%
2W4D2L
Top 1 win
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/7 | #11 | 1872 | -59.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsOleg KozlovIM
🇷🇺RUS·2239
+2 −2 =8
12 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsVladimir KaliberdaIM
🇺🇦UKR·2269
+1 −2 =5
8 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsSergey Fokin
🇷🇺RUS·2174
+4 −0 =4
8 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsG. PrahovFM
🇷🇺RUS·2157
+2 −1 =5
8 games·last met Aug 2010
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vsJamal Agaev
🇷🇺RUS·1601
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Russia
#435
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,780
in continent
World
#12,264
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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