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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 2459 and ranked 5th among Canadian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2450 and 2500 for 15 months. 61 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

2459

Standard

Rpd2470·Blz2409

All-time high

2521

−62 pts below
Dec 2019 · age 28

Activity

59

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

59 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#5

#5 · Canadian players · of 1,718
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

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

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
-3
2462 → 2459
Tournaments
9
59 games
Score
43/ 5972.9%
35W16D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJoshua ShengGM2,480·2025 Royal City Masters Crown·R6·+5.3
2.[W]vsJason LiangIM2,440·2026 Ontario Open Crown·R5·+4.7
3.[W]vsAnthony AtanasovIM2,441·2026 Reading Week Open - Crown·R6·+4.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsYouhe Huang2,094·2026 Reading Week Open - Crown·R1·-8.9
2.[L]vsVadim Razin2,329·2026 Ontario Open Crown·R6·-6.8
3.[L]vsAnthony AtanasovIM2,411·2025 Toronto Open Crown·R6·-5.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Ontario Open Crown
Swiss
May 20265/7#32509+5.9
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·2419
+15 −24 =7
46 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsVictor PlotkinFM
🇨🇦CAN·2279
+22 −3 =8
33 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsRazvan PreotuGM
🇨🇦CAN·2485
+11 −8 =7
26 games·last met May 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

/
Canada
#5
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#112
in continent
World
#928
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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2,485
4
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2,470
52,459
6
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2,454
6
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2,454
8
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2,427
9
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2,419
10
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2,414
Americas
1
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2,792
1
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2,792
3
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2,753
4
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2,742
5
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2,732
6
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2,724
7
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2,696
7
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2,696
9
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10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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9
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928🇨🇦Noritsyn, Nikolay2,459