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Niketic, Vukan
🇨🇦FIDE 2662388· Male· Canada· Born in 2011
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Vukan Niketic, a 15-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1816 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +155 Elo over the past 12 months. 41 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Chess4win North York FIDE Ladder Open O2000, 2026 Silent Storm Chess Tournament Classical-Covid Gambit Open, and 2025 Holidays Open - U2000. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2026 Groundhog Day Gambit Blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #46 and #46 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1816
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1802
All-time high
1816
at best
Jun 2026 · age 15
Jun 2026 · age 15
Activity
33
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#71,384
#71,384 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
46th Canadian U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1816
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+155 Elo)
1661 → 1816
Jun 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 15
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1816
at age 15
Jun 2026
2025
46th Canadian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1686
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 13
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+155
1661 → 1816
Tournaments
8
43 games
Score
24/ 4355.8%
19W10D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/7 | #6 | 1964 | +91.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/5 | #9 | 1734 | +2.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/4 | #15 | 1866 | +5.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/5 | #1 | 1894 | +58.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/4 | #19 | — | +7.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/3 | #15 | 2440 | -25.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/3 | #14 | 2431 | +15.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/4 | #26 | 2485 | -2.0 |
Rankings
/
Canada
#576
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#8,159
in continent
World
#71,383
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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