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Nyzhnyk, Illya
GM🇺🇦FIDE 14118084· Male· Ukraine· Born in 1996
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Illya Nyzhnyk, a 30-year-old Ukrainian Grandmaster, is rated 2527 and ranked 23rd among Ukrainian players, and 427th worldwide. He has slipped back 43 Elo over the past 12 months. 56 rated games in the past year (≈70/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 U.S. Masters, 19th Annual SPICE Cup Open, and 2025 Saint Louis Thanksgiving Open. Also played 3 rapid (including 2025 Akobian versus Nyzhnyk Match - Rapid) and 10 blitz events (including 2025 Akobian versus Nyzhnyk Match - Blitz) recently. His peak of 2692 was reached at age 26 (May 2022, World #42 at the time); he spent 45 months in the world top 100.
Awarded GM in 2011 (age 15), IM in 2009 (age 13), and FM in 2007 (age 11). At junior level, he reached World #1 in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10, World #3 in U20 and World #7 in U8.
Current rating
2527
Standard
Rpd2633·Blz2572
All-time high
2692
−165 pts below
May 2022 · age 26
May 2022 · age 26
Activity
84
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
56 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#23
#23 · Ukrainian players · of 1,431
45 months in World top 100 (2019–2023)
45 months in World top 100 (2019–2023)
Career timeline
26 entries2023
45 months in world top 100
longest streak 45 months · since Jul 2019
Mar 2023
2022
Peak World rank: #42
at age 26 · rated 2692
Jun 2022
Peak Ukrainian rank: #1
at age 26 · rated 2692
May 2022
All-time peak 2692
at age 26 · −165 from today
May 2022
2019
Re-crossed 2650
at age 23
Jul 2019
Crossed 2650
at age 23
Apr 2019
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-49
2576 → 2527
Tournaments
7
47 games
Score
32/ 4768.1%
23W18D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/9 | #58 | 2448 | -9.9 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6.5/9 | #3 | 2435 | -5.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/5 | #3 | 2248 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/5 | #3 | 2360 | -0.7 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 7/9 | #3 | 2394 | -7.1 |
Match | Jun 2025 | 2/4 | drew | 2551 | -1.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3/6 | #101 | 2215 | -23.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVaruzhan AkobianGM
🇺🇸USA·2553
+20 −14 =49
83 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsAkshat ChandraGM
🇺🇸USA·2463
+10 −2 =17
29 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsDariusz SwierczGM
🇺🇸USA·2579
+6 −6 =12
24 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsRay RobsonGM
🇺🇸USA·2653
+6 −1 =9
16 games·last met May 2025
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vsAleksandr ShimanovGM
🇷🇺RUS·2581
+2 −1 =12
15 games·last met May 2019
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Rankings
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Ukraine
#23
out of 3,788 players
Europe
#242
in continent
World
#427
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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