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Yakes, Nikolai
🇺🇾FIDE 3017230· Male· Uruguay· Born in 1995
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Nikolai Yakes, a 31-year-old player, is rated 1724 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +65 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Cuartos de Cerro 2026 B, VI Abierto UCU por la Costa, and Torneo Juan Carlos Viana - Etapa III. Also played 5 rapid (including URUGUAYO INTERCLUBES RAPIDO POR EQUIPO 2025) and 3 blitz events (including I Blitz Cafe del Mercado) recently.
Current rating
1724
Standard
Rpd1816·Blz1789
All-time high
1724
at best
Feb 2026 · age 31
Feb 2026 · age 31
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#101,331
#101,331 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 1724
at age 31
Feb 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+304 Elo)
1395 → 1699
Nov 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 29
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 29
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 29
Mar 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 29
Feb 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+65
1659 → 1724
Tournaments
3
14 games
Score
10/ 1471.4%
8W4D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #1 | 1933 | +30.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/3 | #13 | 2616 | +20.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/4 | #9 | 2048 | +15.4 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Uruguay
#230
out of 717 players
Americas
#12,062
in continent
World
#101,330
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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