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Noritsyn, Nikolay

Noritsyn, Nikolay

IM🇨🇦

FIDEFIDE 2604922· Male· Canada· Born in 1991

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Nikolay Noritsyn, a 35-year-old Canadian International Master, is rated 2453 and ranked 6th among Canadian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2450 and 2500 for 14 months. 52 rated games in the past year (≈40/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Canadian Closed, 2026 SCC & Chess4win March Break Open O1900, and 2026 Silent Storm Chess Tournament Classical-Covid Gambit Open. Also played 1 rapid event (including 2026 Toronto Rapid Chess Championship Crown) recently. His peak of 2521 was reached at age 28 (Dec 2019); he also reached Canadian #2 in Nov 2021 and spent 52 months in Canadian top 5, with a longest streak of 2 consecutive years.

Awarded IM in 2008 (age 17). Earned a GM norm at 2023 Canadian Transnational Classic Crown. At junior level, he reached World #49 in U20, World #70 in U18, World #29 in U16, World #15 in U14 and World #26 in U12.

Current rating

2453

Standard

Rpd2470·Blz2409

All-time high

2521

−68 pts below
Dec 2019 · age 28

Activity

58

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

52 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#6

#6 · Canadian players · of 1,682
52 months in National top 5 (2012–2026)

Career timeline

17 entries
2026
52 months in national top 5
longest streak 31 months · since Oct 2012
Mar 2026
2021
Peak Canadian rank: #2
at age 30 · rated 2512
Nov 2021
2020
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 2512 → returned at 2481
Mar 2020
2019
All-time peak 2521
at age 28 · −68 from today
Dec 2019
Crossed 2500
at age 28
May 2019
2016
500 career games
at age 25
Apr 2016

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
2026 SCC & Chess4win Happy New Year Open O1900
perf 2828 (+365) · 6/6 · #1
Top opponent
vs Shawn Rodrigue-LemieuxGM 2,530
2026 Canadian Closed · Apr 2026 · +1.1 Elo
Evolution
-9
2462 → 2453
Tournaments
8
52 games
Score
38/ 5273.1%
31W14D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJoshua ShengGM2,480·2025 Royal City Masters Crown·R6·+5.3
2.[W]vsAnthony AtanasovIM2,441·2026 Reading Week Open - Crown·R6·+4.7
3.[W]vsJoshua PosthumaIM2,380·2025 Royal City Masters Crown·R3·+3.9
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsYouhe Huang2,094·2026 Reading Week Open - Crown·R1·-8.9
2.[L]vsAnthony AtanasovIM2,411·2025 Toronto Open Crown·R6·-5.6
3.[L]vsRaja PanjwaniIM2,423·2025 Royal City Masters Crown·R7·-5.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Canadian Closed
Swiss
Apr 20266/9#92436+0.7
2026 SCC & Chess4win March Break Open O1900
Open Swiss
Mar 20265/6#22344-3.1
2026 Silent Storm Chess Tournament Classical-Covid Gambit Open
Swiss
Mar 20263.5/5#32247-4.9
2026 Reading Week Open - Crown
Swiss
Feb 20264.5/6#22368-3.2
2026 SCC & Chess4win Happy New Year Open O1900
Open Swiss
Jan 20266/6#12828+7.7
2025 Holidays Open - Crown
Swiss
Dec 20254/5#22440+2.2
2025 Toronto Open Crown
Swiss
Aug 20254/6#52327-6.4
2025 Royal City Masters Crown
Open Swiss
Aug 20255/9#112432-3.3

Most-Played Opponents

vsBator SambuevGM
🇨🇦CAN·2434
+15 −24 =7
46 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsVictor PlotkinFM
🇨🇦CAN·2280
+22 −3 =8
33 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsRazvan PreotuGM
🇨🇦CAN·2483
+11 −8 =6
25 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsArtiom SamsonkinIM
🇨🇦CAN·2361
+13 −4 =8
25 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsMark PlotkinIM
🇨🇦CAN·2360
+10 −7 =4
21 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings

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Canada
#6
out of 1,861 players
Americas
#118
in continent
World
#980
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Canada
1
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2,533
2
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2,513
3
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2,483
4
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2,470
5
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2,454
62,453
7
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2,443
8
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2,434
9
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2,427
10
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2,414
Americas
1
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2,792
2
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2,788
3
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2,754
4
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2,732
5
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2,728
6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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118🇨🇦Noritsyn, Nikolay2,453
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
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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980🇨🇦Noritsyn, Nikolay2,453