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Nikolaev, Leonid

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FIDEFIDE 14103249· Male· Ukraine· Born in 1963

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Leonid Nikolaev, a 63-year-old Ukrainian FIDE Master, is rated 2172 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 35 months (2002–2005), 14 months (2005–2006), 21 months (2016–2018), 55 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: DRAGOMANOV FIT 2025-MASTERS. Also played 1 rapid (including "A warrior`s move") and 2 blitz events (including "CUP OBOLON - 2025" BLITZ) recently. His peak of 2342 was reached at age 48 (May 2011).

Awarded FM in 2010 (age 47).

Current rating

2172

Standard

Rpd2211·Blz2182

All-time high

2342

−170 pts below
May 2011 · age 48

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 4%

#9,796 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

23 entries
2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2206 → returned at 2172
Aug 2024
7th Ukrainian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2247
Jul 2024
2019
4th Ukrainian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2285
Oct 2019
Inactive for 55 months
paused at 2285 → returned at 2247
Jan 2019
2016
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2299 → returned at 2284
Aug 2016
2014
10th Ukrainian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2316
Sep 2014

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Myhaylo ZhukovskyiCM 2,156
DRAGOMANOV FIT 2025-MASTERS · Sep 2025 · +9.5 Elo
Evolution
-34
2206 → 2172
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
3W4D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMyhaylo ZhukovskyiCM2,156·DRAGOMANOV FIT 2025-MASTERS·R4·+9.5
2.[W]vsAlexey Rodin1,830·DRAGOMANOV FIT 2025-MASTERS·R10·+2.5
3.[W]vsIllia Vashchenko1,808·DRAGOMANOV FIT 2025-MASTERS·R3·+2.2
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsMaksym Herasymenko1,990·DRAGOMANOV FIT 2025-MASTERS·R8·-14.8
2.[L]vsRoman Khristovoy2,111·DRAGOMANOV FIT 2025-MASTERS·R6·-11.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
DRAGOMANOV FIT 2025-MASTERS
Swiss
Sep 20255/9#102032-34.4
Worst Elo result: DRAGOMANOV FIT 2025-MASTERS (-34.4 Elo, finished #10).

Rankings

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Ukraine
#205
out of 3,843 players
Europe
#6,947
in continent
World
#9,796
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Ukraine
1
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2,672
2
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2,664
3
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2,634
4
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2,632
5
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2,623
6
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2,617
7
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2,614
8
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2,608
9
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2,607
10
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2,604
...
205🇺🇦Nikolaev, Leonid2,172
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
6947🇺🇦Nikolaev, Leonid2,172
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
...
9796🇺🇦Nikolaev, Leonid2,172