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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 1914. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 9 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearances: Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2025 B-Open and 37. Ruhrhalbinsel-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

1914

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1968

−54 pts below
Jul 2018 · age 61

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#44,785

#44,785 · players worldwide · of 216,808

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 · −54 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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2025 B-Open
perf 2652 (+738) · 6/6 · #43
Top opponent
vs Martin Werner 2,018
Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2025 B-Open · Aug 2025 · +12.9 Elo
Evolution
-5
1919 → 1914
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
9.5/ 1563.3%
8W3D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMartin Werner2,018·Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2025 B-Open·R8·+12.9
2.[W]vsLuka Tesic1,785·Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2025 B-Open·R4·+6.4
3.[W]vsJan Wehr1,755·37. Ruhrhalbinsel-Open·R6·+6.3
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsJannis Cremann1,675·37. Ruhrhalbinsel-Open·R7·-15.5
2.[L]vsPhil Heimann1,685·37. Ruhrhalbinsel-Open·R5·-15.3
3.[L]vsMarcus ter Steeg1,976·Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2025 B-Open·R5·-8.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2025 B-Open
Open Swiss
Aug 20256/6#432652+23.8
37. Ruhrhalbinsel-Open
Open Swiss
May 20253.5/7#541751-28.8
Worst Elo result: 37. Ruhrhalbinsel-Open (-28.8 Elo, finished #54).

Rankings

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Germany
#4,959
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#33,010
in continent
World
#44,785
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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3
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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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Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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2,759
3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,717
8
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10
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33010🇩🇪Karpenko, Nikolaj1,914
World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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5
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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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10
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44785🇩🇪Karpenko, Nikolaj1,914