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Karpenko, Nikolaj

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FIDEFIDE 24663182· Male· Germany· Born in 1957

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Nikolaj Karpenko, a 69-year-old German player, is rated 1908. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 10 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearance: Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2025 B-Open. He had 3 career breaks: 25 months (2015–2017), 35 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1968 was reached at age 61 (Jul 2018).

Current rating

1908

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1968

−60 pts below
Jul 2018 · age 61

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#46,150

#46,150 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1919 → returned at 1890
Jun 2024
2019
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1947 → returned at 1968
Jul 2019
2018
Best 12-month gain (+171 Elo)
1797 → 1968
Jul 2018
All-time peak 1968
at age 61 · −60 from today
Jul 2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 61
Jul 2018
Re-crossed 1800
at age 61
Jun 2018

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2025 B-Open
perf 2652 (+738) · 6/6 · #43
Top opponent
vs Martin, Dr. Werner 2,018
Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2025 B-Open · Aug 2025 · +12.9 Elo
Evolution
+18
1890 → 1908
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
9/ 1369.2%
8W2D3L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsNils Vorwerg1,696·38. Ruhrhalbinsel-Open·R7·-15.4
2.[L]vsMarcus, Dr. ter Steeg1,976·Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2025 B-Open·R5·-8.2
3.[L]vsUlf Gohla2,083·38. Ruhrhalbinsel-Open·R6·-5.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
38. Ruhrhalbinsel-Open
Open Swiss
May 20263/5#711858-5.8
Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2025 B-Open
Open Swiss
Aug 20256/6#432652+23.8

Rankings

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Germany
#5,090
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#34,002
in continent
World
#46,149
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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5090🇩🇪Karpenko, Nikolaj1,908
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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2,764
4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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34002🇩🇪Karpenko, Nikolaj1,908
World
1
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2,841
2
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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46149🇩🇪Karpenko, Nikolaj1,908