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Ilic, Nicholas
FM🇦🇺FIDE 3221580· Male· Australia· Born in 2004
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Nicholas Ilic, a 22-year-old Australian FIDE Master, is rated 2094 — just 30 short of his peak of 2124 (Apr 2026, age 22) and sitting in the top 4% of Australian players, and in the top 7% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +47 Elo over the past 12 months. 40 rated games in the past year (≈50/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Premier, 2026 Melbourne Chess Club Championship Rounds 8-9, and 2026 Ballarat Begonia Open. Also played 2 rapid (including 2026 Melbourne International Open - Rapid) and 5 blitz events (including 2026 Melbourne International Open - Blitz) recently. He reached Australian #49 in Oct 2023.
Awarded FM in 2023 (age 19). At junior level, he reached #5, #1, #2, #7, #4 and #4 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2094
Standard
Rpd2013·Blz2042
All-time high
2124
−30 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 22
Apr 2026 · age 22
Activity
54
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#75 · Australian players · of 1,854
Career timeline
20 entries2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 22
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2124
at age 22 · −30 from today
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 22
Jan 2026
2024
500 career games
at age 20
Feb 2024
2023
Peak Australian rank: #49
at age 19 · rated 2095
Oct 2023
5th Australian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2099
Sep 2023
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+47
2047 → 2094
Tournaments
8
40 games
Score
26/ 4065.0%
21W10D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/9 | #40 | 2023 | -27.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #10 | 2033 | -2.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/7 | #15 | 2259 | +32.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #47 | 1951 | -7.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/3 | #36 | 1792 | -21.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/7 | #4 | 2117 | +17.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 4.5/5 | #3 | 2407 | +35.0 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 3.5/5 | #2 | 2198 | +20.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKai Jie SooFM
🇦🇺AUS·2248
+5 −15 =6
26 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJesse ZafirakosCM
🇦🇺AUS·2116
+8 −13 =3
24 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJohn NemethFM
🇦🇺AUS·2153
+1 −14 =5
20 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsDomagoj DragicevicFM
🇦🇺AUS·2191
+5 −7 =2
14 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsRyder TestolinIM
🇦🇺AUS·2244
+8 −2 =4
14 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Australia
#75
out of 2,392 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,211
in continent
World
#15,958
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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