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Matinian, Nikita

Matinian, Nikita

GM

FIDEFIDE 24129100· Male· FIDE (no federation)· Born in 1992

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Nikita Matinian, a 34-year-old Grandmaster, is rated 2389 and sitting in the top 1% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 31 Elo over the past 12 months. 47 rated games in the past year (≈49/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Aeroflot Open 2026, Yerevan Open 2025 (A), and SERBIA OPEN 2025 - MASTERS. Also played 7 rapid (including Rapid_Team Men Champ. 2025) and 6 blitz events (including Blitz_Team Men Champ. 2025) recently. He took a 16-month break between Oct 2018 and Mar 2020. His peak of 2514 was reached at age 26 (Mar 2018); he also reached #15 nationally in Mar 2013.

Competes for FIDE (no federation) since Jan 2023. Awarded GM in 2017 (age 25) and IM in 2012 (age 20). At junior level, he reached World #52 in U20, World #81 in U18, World #46 in U16 and World #67 in U14.

Current rating

2389

Standard

Rpd2365·Blz2423

All-time high

2514

125 pts below
Mar 2018 · age 26

Activity

43

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

47 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 1%

#1,864 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

21 entries
2024
Re-crossed 2400
at age 32
Aug 2024
2023
Switched federation: RUS → FID
at age 31
Jan 2023
2018
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2496 → returned at 2488
Oct 2018
Re-crossed 2500
at age 26
Jul 2018
All-time peak 2514
at age 26 · −125 from today
Mar 2018
Re-crossed 2500
at age 26
Feb 2018

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Evgeniy NajerGM 2,594
Team men PL chess final 2026 · Apr 2026 · +2.6 Elo
Evolution
-32
24212389
Tournaments
4
39 games
Score
18/ 3946.2%
13W16D10L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
Feb 20261/5#1662158-15.9
Open Swiss
Dec 20254.5/8#482316-9.1
Open Swiss
Jul 20256/9#232357-6.4
Open Swiss
Jul 20256.5/9#52412-0.2
Worst Elo result: Aeroflot Open 2026 (-15.9 Elo, finished #166).

Most-Played Opponents

Rankings

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FIDE (no federation)
#53
out of 957 players
Special
#53
in continent
World
#1,864
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
FIDE (no federation)
1
Andreikin, DmitryFollow Dmitry AndreikinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,710
2
Svidler, PeterFollow Peter SvidlerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,682
3
Murzin, VolodarFollow Volodar MurzinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,650
4
Grebnev, AlekseyFollow Aleksey GrebnevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,625
5
Malakhov, VladimirFollow Vladimir MalakhovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,620
6
Nesterov, ArseniyFollow Arseniy NesterovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,599
7
Khanin, SemenFollow Semen KhaninTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
8
Najer, EvgeniyFollow Evgeniy NajerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,594
9
Paravyan, DavidFollow David ParavyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,593
10
Rakhmanov, AleksandrFollow Aleksandr RakhmanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,590
...
53Matinian, Nikita2,389
Special
1
Andreikin, DmitryFollow Dmitry AndreikinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,710
2
Svidler, PeterFollow Peter SvidlerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,682
3
Murzin, VolodarFollow Volodar MurzinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,650
4
Grebnev, AlekseyFollow Aleksey GrebnevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,625
5
Malakhov, VladimirFollow Vladimir MalakhovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,620
6
Nesterov, ArseniyFollow Arseniy NesterovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,599
7
Khanin, SemenFollow Semen KhaninTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
8
Najer, EvgeniyFollow Evgeniy NajerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,594
9
Paravyan, DavidFollow David ParavyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,593
10
Rakhmanov, AleksandrFollow Aleksandr RakhmanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,590
...
53Matinian, Nikita2,389
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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1864Matinian, Nikita2,389