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Zhitnikov, Konstantin
FM🇷🇺INACTIVE · since October 2018FIDE 34152846· Male· Russia· Born in 2001
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Konstantin Zhitnikov, a 25-year-old Russian FIDE Master, is rated 2271 and sitting in the top 3% of Russian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He plays around 28 rated games per year. Also played 2 rapid (including N.A. Dollezhal - N.L. Dukhov Memorial 2025) and 6 blitz events (including Blitz Moscow. October 2025 - 1) recently. His peak of 2311 was reached at age 15 (Oct 2016).
Awarded FM in 2017 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #77 in U14 and #21, #19 and #54 nationally in U18, U16 and U12.
Current rating
2271
Standard
Rpd2323·Blz2327
All-time high
2311
−40 pts below
Oct 2016 · age 15
Oct 2016 · age 15
Activity
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classical only
Signature stat
Top 3%
#218 · Russian players · of 6,982
Career timeline
17 entries2019
21st Russian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2271
Jan 2019
2018
Inactive for 91 months
paused at 2271 → still inactive
Oct 2018
2017
FM title awardedFM
at age 16
Jul 2017
2016
19th Russian U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2311
Oct 2016
All-time peak 2311
at age 15 · −40 from today
Oct 2016
Crossed 2300
at age 15
Aug 2016
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
2271 → 2271
Last 12 months — tournaments
0 eventsMost-Played Opponents
vsVasilij IbraevFM
🇷🇺RUS·2112
+23 −14 =20
57 games·last met Apr 2019
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vsNikolay P. KuznetsovFM
🇷🇺RUS·2094
+23 −3 =8
34 games·last met Oct 2018
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vsDmitry V OspennikovFM
🇷🇺RUS·2192
+19 −9 =5
33 games·last met Jul 2022
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vsFedor Emelianov
🇷🇺RUS·2043
+15 −1 =12
28 games·last met Oct 2018
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vsEvgeny Kambur
🇷🇺RUS·2058
+6 −5 =16
27 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
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Russia
#444
out of 13,950 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,549
in continent
World
#5,981
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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