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Potapenko, Nikita

FIDEFIDE 24269115· Male· FIDE (no federation)· Born in 2008

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Nikita Potapenko, a 18-year-old player, is rated 1979. He is rising rapidly, having gained +176 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Championship SFO 2026. Men, V.N. Startsev Memorial - 2026, and Krasnoyarsk region Standard 2025. Also played 3 rapid (including Rapid_Men Champ. 2025) and 4 blitz events (including Blitz_Men Champ. 2025) recently. His peak of 2011 was reached at age 18 (Mar 2026).

Competes for FIDE (no federation) since Jul 2025. At junior level, he reached #28, #26, #38 and #44 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.

Current rating

1979

Standard

Rpd2018·Blz1985

All-time high

2011

−32 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 18

Activity

40

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#30,977

#30,977 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries
2026
All-time peak 2011
at age 18 · −32 from today
Mar 2026
28th U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 2010
Feb 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 18
Feb 2026
2025
Switched federation: RUS → FID
at age 17
Jul 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 16
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 16
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
V.N. Startsev Memorial - 2026
perf 2138 (+128) · 5/9 · #29
Top opponent
vs Alexander Poluyanov 2,176
V.N. Startsev Memorial - 2026 · Jan 2026 · +8.9 Elo
Evolution
+176
1803 → 1979
Tournaments
4
36 games
Score
20.5/ 3656.9%
15W11D10L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAnton KarpenkoCM2,109·V.N. Startsev Memorial - 2026·R4·+25.5
2.[W]vsDanil Gurianov2,092·V.N. Startsev Memorial - 2026·R7·+24.6
3.[W]vsVladimir Kirillov1,976·Championship SFO 2026. Men·R7·+19.8
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsVadim Merenkov1,791·Championship SFO 2026. Men·R9·-29.9
2.[L]vsPolina A SmirnovaWFM1,986·Lepikhin Memorial 2025·R7·-12.9
3.[L]vsMikhail Karpukhin2,012·Lepikhin Memorial 2025·R5·-11.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Championship SFO 2026. Men
Open Swiss
Mar 20264/7#252003-30.8
V.N. Startsev Memorial - 2026
Open Swiss
Jan 20265/9#292138+88.4
Krasnoyarsk region Standard 2025
Swiss
Sep 20257/9#21995+65.6
Lepikhin Memorial 2025
Open Swiss
Jul 20254.5/9#451927+53.6
Worst Elo result: Championship SFO 2026. Men (-30.8 Elo, finished #25).

Rankings

/
FIDE (no federation)
#236
out of 957 players
Special
#236
in continent
World
#30,977
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
FIDE (no federation)
1
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2,710
2
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2,682
3
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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
...
236Potapenko, Nikita1,979
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
...
236Potapenko, Nikita1,979
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
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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30977Potapenko, Nikita1,979