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Zarikoff, Nikolai

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FIDEFIDE 2671646· Male· Canada· Born in 2008

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Nikolai Zarikoff, a 18-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1805 — just 18 short of his peak of 1823 (Feb 2026, age 18). He is progressing steadily with +40 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 Grand Pacific Open Premier Section, 2026 Victoria Championship, Premier Section, and 2025 Jack Taylor Memorial, Premier Section.

At junior level, he reached #54 nationally in U18.

Current rating

1805

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1823

−18 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 18

Activity

25

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#74,745

#74,745 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

6 entries
2026
54th Canadian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1823
Feb 2026
Best 12-month gain (+58 Elo)
1765 → 1823
Feb 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 18
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1823
at age 18 · −18 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Aug 2025
First FIDE rating
1765 · at age 17
Aug 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
2026 Victoria Championship, Premier Section
perf 2006 (+183) · 4/5 · #2
Top opponent
vs Xavier Zhang 1,914
2026 Grand Pacific Open Premier Section · Apr 2026 · +26.1 Elo
Evolution
+40
1765 → 1805
Tournaments
4
23 games
Score
13/ 2356.5%
11W4D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAndrew Xu1,881·2025 CYCC U18 Open·R1·+26.4
2.[W]vsXavier Zhang1,914·2026 Grand Pacific Open Premier Section·R6·+26.1
3.[W]vsMichael Xu1,816·2026 Grand Pacific Open Premier Section·R2·+20.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsZachary Chruszcz1,779·2026 Grand Pacific Open Premier Section·R5·-21.5
2.[L]vsJoey Xu1,795·2026 Grand Pacific Open Premier Section·R4·-20.6
3.[L]vsKate Yuhua JiangWCM1,851·2025 CYCC U18 Open·R2·-15.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Grand Pacific Open Premier Section
Swiss
Apr 20262.5/6#221877-17.6
2026 Victoria Championship, Premier Section
Swiss
Jan 20264/5#22006+52.0
2025 Jack Taylor Memorial, Premier Section
Swiss
Oct 20253/4#71981+5.6
2025 CYCC U18 Open
Open Swiss
Jul 20253.5/6#1117540.0
Worst Elo result: 2026 Grand Pacific Open Premier Section (-17.6 Elo, finished #22).

Rankings

/
Canada
#601
out of 1,861 players
Americas
#8,606
in continent
World
#74,745
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Canada
1
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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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601🇨🇦Zarikoff, Nikolai1,805
Americas
1
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2,792
2
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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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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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8606🇨🇦Zarikoff, Nikolai1,805
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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6
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7
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7
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9
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10
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74745🇨🇦Zarikoff, Nikolai1,805