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Nesterov, Arseniy

Nesterov, Arseniy

GM

FIDEFIDE 24198455· Male· FIDE (no federation)· Born in 2003

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Arseniy Nesterov, a 23-year-old Grandmaster, is rated 2599 — just 9 short of his peak of 2608 (Apr 2026, age 23) and ranked 6th among FID players, and 156th worldwide. He is currently in the 2575–2600 range. 119 rated games in the past year (≈90/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The XXIII Karpov International Chess Tournament, Aeroflot Open 2026, and Russian Chess Crown standard A. Also played 6 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 3 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He reached World #132 in Apr 2026 and has been in top 10 for 35 months and counting (2 consecutive years on his current run).

Competes for FIDE (no federation) since Feb 2023. Awarded GM in 2020 (age 17). At junior level, he reached World #9 in U20, World #11 in U18, World #9 in U16, World #8 in U14, World #18 in U12 and World #30 in U10.

Current rating

2599

Standard

Rpd2581·Blz2546

All-time high

2608

−9 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 23

Activity

108

games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo

119 past 12 mo · ≈10/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#6

#6 · FID players · of 720
National top 10 since Nov 2023

Career timeline

30 entries
2026
35 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
longest streak 31 months · since Jan 2023
May 2026
Peak World rank: #132
at age 23 · rated 2608
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2608
at age 23 · −9 from today
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 2600
at age 23
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2600
at age 22
Jul 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2600
at age 21
Sep 2024

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
Aeroflot Open 2026
perf 2668 (+60) · 6.5/9 · #2
Top opponent
vs Ian NepomniachtchiGM 2,723
Aeroflot Open 2026 · Feb 2026 · +1.6 Elo
Evolution
0
2599 → 2599
Tournaments
12
99 games
Score
57.5/ 9958.1%
32W58D9L

Last 12 months — tournaments

11 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
The XXIII Karpov International Chess Tournament
Round-Robin
Apr 20263.5/9#92532-9.4
Aeroflot Open 2026
Open Swiss
Feb 20266.5/9#22668+8.8
Russian Chess Crown standard A
Open Swiss
Feb 20267/10#92538-5.8
Israel National Team Championship 2026 5-7
Team
Jan 20262.5/3#72788+6.5
Israel National Team Championship 2026 1-4
Team
Jan 20263/4#132650+3.2
FIDE World Cup 2025
Knockout
Nov 20252/4R1282592-0.2
Superfinal Men Championship 2025
Round-Robin
Oct 20256.5/11#12653+10.8
2025 "the Belt and Road" China International Chess Open(Aksu, Xinjiang)Group A
Open Swiss
Aug 20255.5/9#102498-10.8
2025 "the Belt and Road" China International Chess Open (Bengbu, Anhui)Group A
Open Swiss
Aug 20255.5/9#182513-9.3
The XXII Karpov International Chess Tournament
Round-Robin
Jul 20254.5/9#22653+6.5

Most-Played Opponents

vsNikita AfanasievGM
🇷🇺RUS·2549
+2 −8 =13
23 games·last met Oct 2024
View head-to-head →
vsKirill ShubinGM
FID·2478
+7 −5 =10
22 games·last met Apr 2025
View head-to-head →
vsYaroslav RemizovIM
🇷🇺RUS·2462
+6 −3 =10
19 games·last met Oct 2025
View head-to-head →
vsIlia IljiushenokGM
FID·2496
+3 −3 =12
18 games·last met Apr 2026
View head-to-head →
vsRudik MakarianGM
FID·2551
+3 −6 =9
18 games·last met Mar 2026
View head-to-head →

Rankings

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FIDE (no federation)
#6
out of 957 players
Special
#6
in continent
World
#156
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
FIDE (no federation)
1
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2
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2,682
3
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2,650
4
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2,625
5
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2,620
62,599
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
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2,593
10
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2,590
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
62,599
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
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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