What is Averin, Nikolay's FIDE rating?

Averin, Nikolay's current standard FIDE rating is 2425.

What is Averin, Nikolay's rapid rating?

Averin, Nikolay's current FIDE rapid rating is 2467.

What is Averin, Nikolay's blitz rating?

Averin, Nikolay's current FIDE blitz rating is 2463.

What is Averin, Nikolay's world ranking?

Averin, Nikolay is currently ranked #1,298 in the world (standard rating).

What is Averin, Nikolay's ranking in FIDE (no federation)?

Averin, Nikolay is currently ranked #42 in FIDE (no federation).

What is Averin, Nikolay's continental ranking?

Averin, Nikolay is currently ranked #42 in their continent.

What is Averin, Nikolay's ranking in the U16 category?

Averin, Nikolay is ranked #4 in FIDE (no federation) in the U16 age group.

What is Averin, Nikolay's all-time highest FIDE rating?

Averin, Nikolay's all-time peak standard rating is 2446.

When did Averin, Nikolay receive their first FIDE rating?

Averin, Nikolay first appeared in the FIDE rating list in 2016.

What is Averin, Nikolay's chess title?

Averin, Nikolay holds the FIDE title of IM.

Which federation does Averin, Nikolay represent?

Averin, Nikolay represents FIDE (no federation) (FID).

How old is Averin, Nikolay?

Averin, Nikolay was born in 2010 and is 16 years old.

What titles has Averin, Nikolay earned?

Averin, Nikolay has earned the following FIDE titles: FM in 2022 at age 12, IM in 2025 at age 15.

When did Averin, Nikolay reach their peak rating?

Averin, Nikolay reached their peak standard rating of 2446 in 2022, at age 12.

Format

Averin, Nikolay

FIDE 24250473· Male· FIDE (no federation)· Born in 2010

Nikolay Averin, a 16-year-old International Master, is rated 2425 — just 21 short of his peak of 2446 (Apr 2022, age 12) and ranked 40th among players worldwide under 16, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +173 Elo over the past 12 months. 127 rated games in the past year (≈93/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include V Open Chess Menorca 2026, Aeroflot Open 2026, and Russian Chess Crown standard A. Also played 35 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 60 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He reached #33 nationally in Apr 2022.

Competes for FIDE (no federation) since Feb 2023. Awarded IM in 2025 (age 15) and FM in 2022 (age 12). Earned a GM norm at FE 23 Spilimbergo - Master 2025. At junior level, he reached World #1 in U12, World #39 in U16, World #21 in U14, World #18 in U10 and World #12 in U8.

Current rating

2425

Standard

Rpd2467·Blz2463

All-time high

2446

−21 pts below
Apr 2022 · age 12

Activity

105

games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo

127 past 12 mo · ≈11/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#40

#40 · players worldwide under 16 · of 20,363

Career timeline

23 entries

2026

39th U16 player worldwide

at age 16 · rated 2415

Mar 2026

Re-crossed 2400

at age 16

Feb 2026

2025

IM title awardedIM

at age 15 · 2025 4th FIDE Council

Dec 2025

Re-crossed 2300

at age 15

Sep 2025

Re-crossed 2200

at age 15

Feb 2025

2023

Switched federation: RUS → FID

at age 13

Feb 2023

Standard rating history

Peak

FIDE title

Threshold

First rated

COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent

vs Shant SargsyanGM 2,659

Aeroflot Open 2026 · Feb 2026 · +3.0 Elo

Evolution

+197

2228 → 2425

Tournaments

127 games

Score

81/ 12763.8%

55W52D20L

Top 3 wins

1.[W]vsBaadur JobavaGM2,598·FE 23 Spilimbergo - Master·R2·+8.0

2.[W]vsAlexandr FierGM2,578·FE 3 Sardinia world chess - A·R3·+7.1

3.[W]vsNikola SedlakGM2,413·IM RR SPENS 1·R6·+6.8

Top 3 losses

1.[L]vsAlekhine NouriFM2,243·Russian Chess Crown standard A·R5·-7.3

2.[L]vsIgor YagupovGM2,261·Russian Chess Crown standard A·R1·-7.1

3.[L]vsAnna M. SargsyanIM2,377·SixDays Budapest January 2026 - GM-A·R4·-5.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events

Event	Date	Score	Rank	Perf	Δ Elo
FE 3 Sardinia world chess - A Open Swiss	May 2026	5.5/9	#32	2468	+9.3	▸
V Open Chess Menorca 2026 Open Swiss	Apr 2026	5.5/9	#74	2403	+0.2	▸

Most-Played Opponents

vsAleksandr E. UsovIM

🇷🇺RUS·2436

+18 −26 =9

53 games·last met May 2026

35 games·last met May 2026

34 games·last met May 2026

View head-to-head →

vsDmitry RostovtsevIM

🇷🇺RUS·2482

+16 −12 =4

32 games·last met May 2026

View head-to-head →

vsStanislav BukreevIM

🇷🇺RUS·2385

+10 −14 =7

31 games·last met May 2026

View head-to-head →

Rankings

FIDE (no federation)

#42

out of 953 players

Special

#42

in continent

World

#1,298

out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe

World

FIDE (no federation)

1	Andreikin, Dmitry	2,710
2	Svidler, Peter	2,682
3	Murzin, Volodar	2,650
4	Grebnev, Aleksey	2,625
5	Khanin, Semen	2,599
6	Malakhov, Vladimir	2,597
6	Nesterov, Arseniy	2,597
8	Paravyan, David	2,593
9	Rakhmanov, Aleksandr	2,590
10	Najer, Evgeniy	2,583
...
42	Averin, Nikolay	2,425

Special

1	Andreikin, Dmitry	2,710
2	Svidler, Peter	2,682
3	Murzin, Volodar	2,650
4	Grebnev, Aleksey	2,625
5	Khanin, Semen	2,599
6	Malakhov, Vladimir	2,597
6	Nesterov, Arseniy	2,597
8	Paravyan, David	2,593
9	Rakhmanov, Aleksandr	2,590
10	Najer, Evgeniy	2,583
...
42	Averin, Nikolay	2,425

World

1	🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus	2,841
2	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,792
2	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,792
4	🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2,777
4	🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir	2,777
6	🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent	2,767
7	🇳🇱Giri, Anish	2,764
8	🇮🇳Erigaisi Arjun	2,761
9	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,753
9	🇨🇳Wei, Yi	2,753
...
1298	Averin, Nikolay	2,425